 Poster: A snowHead
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Essentially it looks as though the existing legal requirements indicated by the blue sign for certain routes is to be extended to designated region as blanket coverage in winter period.
If that's so, being equipped is the same as before for drivers, just with larger geographical observance it appears.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ski3, sort of correct as I understand it. Though did the blue signs make it a legal requirement or was it purely a recommendation to have chains? I don't think so. Whereas now it will be a legal requirement (blanket coverage in the region) as you say.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Layne wrote: |
| @ski3, sort of correct as I understand it. Though did the blue signs make it a legal requirement or was it purely a recommendation to have chains? I don't think so. Whereas now it will be a legal requirement (blanket coverage in the region) as you say. |
Yes as I understood it a legal requirement once you passed those blue signs on a road designated as needing to run traction provision. Not sure it they had time of year noted on them or there was something like December to March (for example) legislative enforcement.
As an example. Driving along the valley in Morillon village, then taking the turn up to 1100 ski station the road was signed as such 100mtrs or so up in recognizing it's gradient/severity when snow covered. Normally ploughed as bus route etc it's generally clear and not needing contingency, but in snowfall it's an absolute requirement because of risk. You're obviously expected to comply and would think it had insurance implications too as the whole of that road and 1100 village would be under those conditions legally if unfortunately involved in an accident.
Same up to Les Arcs (and any others), notification leaving BsM as to route status which I've always understood as being legally required to be equipped with accepted winter traction contingency.
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no, not a Skoda - but if you buy rims with winter tyres pre-fitted, you'll have to either specify them with pressure sensors pre-installed, or the first thing you'll have to do is to get a tyre fitter to remove the tyres and put a sensor in place.
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I didn't know that. I thought my wife's Skoda simply compared the number of rotations the wheel did compared to the others and reported if there was a difference. The tyre with the inconsistent number of rotations was then flashed up to check.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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