M+S or Winter tires required in western U.S.?
I did a search of DOT websites. It appears M+S or winter (mountain-snowflake marked) tires are not required in WA, ID, MT, UT, CA, NV, AZ unless conditions warrant authorities to require them i.e....
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I have chains with me all the time...useful for sand and mud especially if 2WD...only needed them once, but I needed them. Travel to LA CA in Nov from Tacoma got stopped in Yreka, no traffic allowed that evening, everyone pulling off...found a side street had dinner watched TV hit the sack up by 0600, road open...only time I have been stopped, BUT always carry chains! Ate breakfast at Black Bear Diner, Mt Shasta...yummy!
