Traffic slows to a crawl on westbound Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Frisco on April 3, 2009, after a blizzard hit the central mountains of Colorado. (Mark Fox, Summit Daily News file)
Re: This time, pass a snow-tire law in Colorado, Jan. 27 editorial.
Requiring passenger vehicles traveling Interstate 70 mountain passes to have good tires at all times during winter months is a good idea. However, chains are a bad idea, for these reasons: 1) There are inadequate chain-up areas to handle passenger vehicles; 2) traffic backups caused by the installation or removal of chains will be intolerable; 3) chains are difficult to install correctly; 4) chains will damage vehicles when they become loose; 5) chains will fall off and create road hazards; 6) people installing or removing chains at roadside will be struck and killed; and 7) snow tires, mud/snow ( M+S ) tires, and all-season tires are adequate.
Peter Wessel, Denver
This letter was published in the Jan. 29 edition.
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