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Chemical Bill

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8. My take is that people want to get in the car and drive.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 07:24 AM

Jan 27

Putting chains on requires work, in the cold, doing things like bending over and kneeling on the ground. All wheel drive is much better in the snow, but people seem to over estimate their ability to drive on snow and ice, no matter what the car.

It's very annoying to those of us who are great at driving in the snow.

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Question about snow driving [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 27 OP

If your entire journey is on packed snow, sure, chains make sense unblock Jan 27 #1

Tire chains are no longer necessary. Irish_Dem Jan 27 #2

True in some cities, but please, do not propagate the very WRONG notion that they are not needed or hlthe2b Jan 27 #5

I answered the OP's question. You raise another question. Irish_Dem Jan 27 #7

Read what you just wrote. My gawd, do you not see the contradictions? hlthe2b Jan 27 #13

I didn't have any difficulty following along with your answer, ID. yellow dahlia Jan 27 #19

The OP mentioned Boston. Chemical Bill Jan 27 #15

The poster made a GLOBAL statement and I quote: "Tire chains are no longer necessary." hlthe2b Jan 27 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Chemical Bill Jan 27 #21

WRONG/Misleading. See my other post hlthe2b Jan 27 #6

Whoever wrote that doesn't live at 7500 feet DenaliDemocrat Jan 27 #12

The OP mentioned Boston. Chemical Bill Jan 27 #16

Do they still make studded tires? multigraincracker Jan 27 #3

Same here and I believe they had to be off by the first of May here in New York Rhiannon12866 Jan 27 #4

My take is that people want to get in the car and drive. Chemical Bill Jan 27 #8

You're missing that almost all cars today are front wheel drive Jersey Devil Jan 27 #9

In short, chains kinda suck. Happy Hoosier Jan 27 #10

Probably. dixiegrrrrl Jan 27 #20

Used to snow a LOT more. Kid Berwyn Jan 27 #11

Back in the 1970s, I used to ski a lot in the Sierra Nevada mountains MineralMan Jan 27 #14

Most vehicles are front wheel drive now - it makes big difference. LeftinOH Jan 27 #17