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Originally Posted by JSH
We should just ban studded tires and mandate winter tires be used in the winter.
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That was my initial thought, but then my liberty filter kicked in and then my wondering about unforeseen unintended consequences.
I still like the idea of an extra tax to recoup the damage caused. If a set of studded tires costs $2,000 and a set of studdless is $600, we'll see a huge shift in that direction, and those that highly value studs can still have them since they've paid for the damage upfront. It would effectively be a ban without having outright banned them.
There'd still be those who purchase studded tires out of state or those from out of state with studded tires, but this might be a very low percent of people.
I dunno, I could be convinced to ban 'em. You just can't beat studs in ice though, and there might be certain areas particularly susceptible to icing.