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[32t]

True story Bob. The flip side is I drove home from work yesterday and the 70 miles of highway looked like it had been cleaned with a zambony.

Are studded tires legal there?

I have been to Oregon a couple of times and can see why they could be nice but from the condition of the roads understand why they are not legal here.

I spoke with a freind tonight and it was mentioned that in the next 10 years they could very well outlaw the use of salt on the roads around here.

If they do they better legalize studs.

[cudarunner]

Here in Washington State the West Side of the Cascade Mountains hardly ever gets any snow. But when they do----Talk about a Cluster F***! Those same West Side people are always bitching about how Studded Tires are Ruining the Roads-----But they don't have to dive in those snow packed, icy roads---We here on the Eastern Side Do!

I don't travel in the winter like I used to. BUT if I did, I'd be mounting my studded snow tires on my 4X4 Jeep Cherokee--4 wheel drive is great to get you going---but not worth a shite to turn OR stop the vehicle.

[32t]

4 wheel drive lets you engine brake with all 4 wheels.

Helps but still won't stop an idiot.

[BobH]

A few years ago I had to make 3 or 4 annual return trips between Ottawa and Calgary or Edmonton. Did it in December ONCE! So much of the Trans Canada is exposed on the north shore of big lakes. It was a scary drive with crazy truck driving road warriors bearing down impatiently from behind.

Yes, it is a different butt clenching experience on the Trans Canada up here in the winter between the weather, road conditions and those 2 lane road warriors. I won't do long distance highway driving in the winter any more. At least in the warmer months you don't have the winter conditions to deal with but traffic increases to make up for that.

Bob

[BobH]

I believe studs are legal in Canada but the rules vary by Province and Territory. As has been pointed out, they will help with traction but won't help you stop any quicker. That is a lessen most drivers of AW drive vehicles seem to miss too.

Bob

[32t]

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[BobH]

I believe some of the regs on studded snow tires up here dictate the size, number of per tire and height of the studs.

Bob

[rolodave]

They used to make tires with embedded walnut shells. I was told they were great but did not last more than one winter

[outback]

They used to make tires with embedded walnut shells. I was told they were great but did not last more than one winter

Critters probably chewed on um, the rest of the year.

[RezDog]

Are studded tires legal there?

I have been to Oregon a couple of times and can see why they could be nice but from the condition of the roads understand why they are not legal here.

I spoke with a freind tonight and it was mentioned that in the next 10 years they could very well outlaw the use of salt on the roads around here.

If they do they better legalize studs.

We can have studded tires here, in fact everyone except the people on the coast are using them. The problem on the coast is we don’t get snow every winter, probably two out of three we get some snow. Most winters it is never on the ground more than a couple of days, once every five years we have snow on the ground for a month and very rare and random winters we will have more than a few inches of snow on the ground for a couple of months. By the time you put your studded tires on, it would be time to remove them most winters. The west coast climate is very mild all year. Our weather patterns here are very similar all along the coast until you get to just north of San Francisco.