Chap. 200.—An ACT providing for the protection of turnpikes that have
been treated with bitumen or other artificial] binder from injury by
traction engines, tractorg or motor trucks, and prescribing penalties for
the violation thereof. (H. B. 96.)

Approved March 24, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any traction engine,
tractor, or motor truck to drive or cause to be driven without the
consent of the turnpike company or proper authorities any such
traction engine, tractor, or motor truck, except as herein provided,
on or over any turnpike road in the Commonwealth of Virginia
that has been treated with bitumen or other artificial binder, whose
wheels are equipped with cleats or other devices that penetrate and
cause unreasonable injury to the surface of said turnpike road, or
whose wheels are not so constructed or equipped as to present a
reasonably smooth surface to the roadbed, so as not to cause
unreasonable injury thereto.

The provisions of this act shall not be construed to apply to
traction engines or tractors drawing their own weight, together
with threshing machines, hay balers, or other farm machinery,
excepting wagons used for transportation, if the said traction
engine or tractor is of less than thirty thousand (30,000) pounds
gross weight and one hundred and ten (110) inches in width over
all, and if such traction engines or tractors shall be equipped with
metal cleats on the driving wheels thereof of a width of not less
than two and one-half (2 1-2) inches, and of a height not to
exceed one and one-half (1 1-2) inches, and so placed and kept on
the driver that not less than two cleats shall touch the ground
at all times, and also that such traction engines or tractors shall
be so equipped as to have and maintain on the front wheels a guide
tire not less than two inches in width on all traction engines or
tractors up to and including eighteen (18) horse power; on all
traction engines or tractors up to and including twenty-five (25)
horse power, said guide tire to be two and one-half (2 1-2) inches
in width, and on all traction engines or tractors up to and includ-
ing thirty (30) horse power or over, the said guide to be at least
three (8) inches.