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As it's snowing in the alps - official advice on [ignoring] snow chains signs (English added!)

 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
The law explained, and then gently set aside! (in French)

http://www.viabilite-hivernale.equipement.gouv.fr/utilisation-des-panneaux-b26-et-a5012.html

Quick translation:
Quote:

Sign B26 - "snow chains obligatory"

Usage as per article 60 of the Code de la Route
Sign B26 should be used "to indicate that vehicles passing the point where it is placed are only permitted to continue with snow chains fitted to at least two driven wheels."

In addition it is stated, "if vehicles equipped with snow tyres on at least two driven wheels are also permitted to continue driving, then a second, smaller sign will state "Snow tyres allowed". The end of the stretch of road covered by this requirement should be indicated by sign B44 "end of requirement to use snow chains."


Roads open to winter traffic are more and more accessible without difficulty in vehicles equipped with snow tyres (including spiked), and even ordinary tyres in good condition.

Snow chains are rarely required because the weather events necessitating them (such as large snowfalls) are more and more often dealt with competently.

As a result, the B26 sign should only be put in place in exceptional circumstances.

However, it's clear that this sign sometimes stays in place during prolonged periods, even when the road has become normal again :it's not unusual to see it at the bottom of a Col [mountain crossing] even when the road is completely clear of snow including up to the summit.

The B44 sign though is rarely used.

Usage of snow chains in these conditions (if we observe the law) is useless, even dangerous and considerably damaging for our roads.

Also, such unnecessary usage of the sign can only devalue and discredit the totality of the road sign-age system.

The requirement to use snow chains has become less then credible with regard to light vehicles [cars], but is still of great importance for heavy vehicles [lorries, coaches etc].


Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 11-01-13 12:21; edited 3 times in total
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
those signs are permanently in place on many roads, even when it's warm and sunny with no snowflake in sight. As is so often the case, commonsense will do nicely. On busy days with commonsense in short supply the police will stop all ill-equipped vehicles (including 4WD vehicles without good snow tyres).
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