STUDS ‘OKAY’ ON OREGON ROADS TUESDAY 11/1–OR ARE THEY??

Tuesday, November 1st is when studded tires are legal again in Oregon for the winter season.  The tires are used most often in rural areas that can be hit with lots of ice and snow on the roads.  Proponents say they save untold numbers of lives and reduce injuries and property damage.  Opponents say on dry pavement, studded tires do much more damage than ODOT has the money to fix.  ODOT recommends carrying chains, and stopping to chain up every time it snows, then taking them off every time you hit dry pavement.  ODOT also says expensive new high-tech snow tires outperform studded tires in many winter driving conditions.  And a Portland man is trying to get a studded tire ban on the November, 2012 ballot.

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