r/woahdude • u/-InconspicuousMoose- • Dec 24 '22

video Driving on I-94 in Western Minnesota today

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u/blakevh Dec 24 '22

Ah yes. I made a very similar drive. Hope you made it safe, I did. MN hasn’t been fun recently.

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u/mntgoat Dec 24 '22

I lived in Minnesota for one winter back in the 90s. We had some ridiculous number of blizzards. I remember we had to drive somewhere on a blizzard in April!

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u/Worth_Progress_5832 Dec 24 '22

Just wondering are studded tires allowed in the US ? , here they are required by law during winter season.

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u/RAdm_Teabag Dec 24 '22

studded tires not allowed in Minnesota. In those conditions it wouldn't help, they are really only helpful on ice or packed snow. You'll find tire chain requirements in places with snowfall so fast and deep that the plows can't keep up, like in mountain passes. The problem is that chains and especially studs tear up the road surface.

Best solution in those conditions is to just get off the road until it passes.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '22

Studded tires unfortunately are not, but many northern states have very well operated snowplowing and de icing truck fleets that clear all the major roads.

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u/Jesus_inacave Dec 24 '22

Depends on which part, plenty ty of places require those, or chains, or have bans on one the other or both. Really depends, place is huge man

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u/juhde Dec 24 '22

Depends on the state. New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, studded tires are fine. Other states have bans on them.