Date:         Sat, 13 Nov 1999 01:05:27 +0100
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Good 'ol I-40 (Big Trucks Firday)
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Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> Trucks pound the hell out of the roadbed, but up in the northern
> latitudes or mountains where studded tires are allowed we normal vehicle
> drives carve two trenches in the pavement.  These can fill with water
> that freezes and be very hazardous.

Not only are these trenches dangerous, the studded tires create so much dust in
dry periods that our capitol, Oslo, has recently forbidden the use of studded
tires in the city, with day tickets for cars from other parts of the country.
Imagine that studded tires have been on the market for 30 years, and 10 years ago
99,9% of all Norwegian cars used these in the winter. Now, some 40% uses studless
tires instead, with growing numbers. Some countries in Europe have totally
forbidden studded tires, because of all the dust and general wear on the roads.

Oh, my tires? Hankook 936 studless, 185R14C.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i