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hlthe2b

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13. Read what you just wrote. My gawd, do you not see the contradictions?
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:09 AM
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Last edited Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:42 AM - Edit history (1)

No, you were and are wrong and you might well cost someone. Right now, we have had deadly crashes out on I-70 from tourists from outside the region who INCORRECTLY believed what you wrote. That chains "Tire chains are no longer necessary." NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Sorry, Irish_Dem but I can't overlook this. You could easily cost someone their vacation, their car, their lives. I travel i-70 all too much not to be horrified and I have family in other states with revised/updated/increased penalties for ignoring chain laws as well. I mentioned NC. They got rightfully aggressive in the last state legislative session after a horrendous mullti-car wreck last year in their mountainous areas. And before you give me the "but, but, but--that's not a city," read what I wrote. Denver is included in the I-25 inclusions when the chain law is activated. Yes, Denver. Glenwood Springs, and Colorado Springs as well when chain laws are activated. All cities. True elsewhere outside Colorado too. Having seen the bloody aftermath of one of these multi-car horrors (with a transport truck) 10 years ago and being absolutely unable to provide any real help despite stopping soon after it happened, I will never get over those images and that sense of powerlessness. Would chains on at least a few of those vehicles have helped? I believe so.

Please, Irish_Dem. Research this before posting something that could be so costly to people who genuinely don't know better.

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Question about snow driving [View all] dixiegrrrrl Tuesday OP
If your entire journey is on packed snow, sure, chains make sense unblock Tuesday #1
Tire chains are no longer necessary. Irish_Dem Tuesday #2
True in some cities, but please, do not propagate the very WRONG notion that they are not needed or hlthe2b Tuesday #5
I answered the OP's question. You raise another question. Irish_Dem Tuesday #7
Read what you just wrote. My gawd, do you not see the contradictions? hlthe2b Tuesday #13
I didn't have any difficulty following along with your answer, ID. yellow dahlia Tuesday #19
The OP mentioned Boston. Chemical Bill Tuesday #15
The poster made a GLOBAL statement and I quote: "Tire chains are no longer necessary." hlthe2b Tuesday #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Chemical Bill Tuesday #21
WRONG/Misleading. See my other post hlthe2b Tuesday #6
Whoever wrote that doesn't live at 7500 feet DenaliDemocrat Tuesday #12
The OP mentioned Boston. Chemical Bill Tuesday #16
Do they still make studded tires? multigraincracker Tuesday #3
Same here and I believe they had to be off by the first of May here in New York Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #4
My take is that people want to get in the car and drive. Chemical Bill Tuesday #8
You're missing that almost all cars today are front wheel drive Jersey Devil Tuesday #9
In short, chains kinda suck. Happy Hoosier Tuesday #10
Probably. dixiegrrrrl Tuesday #20
Used to snow a LOT more. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #11
Back in the 1970s, I used to ski a lot in the Sierra Nevada mountains MineralMan Tuesday #14
Most vehicles are front wheel drive now - it makes big difference. LeftinOH Tuesday #17
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