tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post7575791241881046691..comments2024-03-20T13:35:46.089-04:00Comments on Life on two wheels: The laws of nature vs the nature of lawsDavid Massehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-55953852964111308052015-12-17T23:08:35.506-05:002015-12-17T23:08:35.506-05:00Welcome Liz! I checked out your blog and very much...Welcome Liz! I checked out your blog and very much liked what I saw. Tomorrow I'll add it to the sidebar. <br /><br />All this unusually warm December weather is certainly not unwelcome, but certainly not good for the planet. David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-9289857898397339052015-12-17T20:14:24.547-05:002015-12-17T20:14:24.547-05:00Wow -- that's quite a law. You must have no c...Wow -- that's quite a law. You must have no crime in your town if cops have time to pull over bikes based on their tires. We don't have any kind of law like that in Philadelphia. With the near-70-degree weather last week, pretty much every scooter and motorcycle in town was out and about, commuting to work or doing Christmas shopping. ~ madthrottle.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563285797688044855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-33732459806083898542015-12-17T06:21:25.406-05:002015-12-17T06:21:25.406-05:00You are right of course. But the fact is that peop...You are right of course. But the fact is that people will cut corners without regard to how it affects the rest of society. The problem with the generalizations is that the cutoffs have to be arbitrary if the law is going to be capable of enforcement. The inconvenience that results, like preventing me from riding when the weather would otherwise allow it, is the price I pay for not having hapless idiots rear-ending my car in snow, ice or slush.David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-12820430683355529902015-12-16T21:02:31.233-05:002015-12-16T21:02:31.233-05:00Studded snow tires on a Vespa, now that would be a...Studded snow tires on a Vespa, now that would be an interesting ride. Maybe Steve Williams will give it a shot and let us know how it goes. <br /><br />Oh, and if we gave up on road salt, we'd all have to move to Oregon!David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-60095115800249855482015-12-16T20:58:42.658-05:002015-12-16T20:58:42.658-05:00And Miami will be.... Atlantis :(And Miami will be.... Atlantis :(David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-56516766308456282862015-12-16T16:55:10.399-05:002015-12-16T16:55:10.399-05:00I didn't realize you needed snow/winter tires ...I didn't realize you needed snow/winter tires after a certain dates. To me that doesn't make much sense until the snow flies and then only if it sticks for months without melting.<br /><br />People are still using studded tires around here, regardless of any snow on the ground and it just chews up our roads. Would be better if they just used winter/snow tires. Of course Oregon doesn't even allow salt on the roads so what do I know. :-)Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-82815273381637641462015-12-16T14:31:17.570-05:002015-12-16T14:31:17.570-05:00Same in Germany, David. No winter tires... and you...Same in Germany, David. No winter tires... and you drive pretty much uninsured. That also goes for two-wheelers. If the weather stays like this, Montreal can be Miami North ;-)SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-14080016948626640592015-12-16T12:58:48.273-05:002015-12-16T12:58:48.273-05:00Steve Williams switches to Heidenau snow tires eac...Steve Williams switches to Heidenau snow tires each fall.<br /><br />I always thought they were real snow tires, but on Heidenau's US site the closest I saw were all-seasons. To make my Vespa winter legal here, they would have to be real snow tires.<br /><br />Not sure that people in Key West would understand 'snow tires', much less discern a snow tire from a regular tire.David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-60849297165167491352015-12-16T12:33:26.140-05:002015-12-16T12:33:26.140-05:00Dom I was not a fan of the snow tire law at the ou...Dom I was not a fan of the snow tire law at the outset. I suspected it was a government run bonus program for tire retailers. I now support the initiative. When everyone has to have proper winter tires on all four wheels it makes a big difference for all road users in the winter with fewer slowdowns and tie ups because of people being unable to drive due to the weather.David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-2698849182795421522015-12-15T22:51:03.685-05:002015-12-15T22:51:03.685-05:00Wow. They make snow tyres for motorcycles? Who kne...Wow. They make snow tyres for motorcycles? Who knew. I should buy some and hang them on the shed wall as decorations.Conchscooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016331487463993200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-63847642997810025172015-12-15T20:55:22.113-05:002015-12-15T20:55:22.113-05:00You'd think that a "law" like that s...You'd think that a "law" like that shouldn't be necessary. Especially since a law like that is trying to make rules based on generalizations. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776318709416054670.post-44841103058356835582015-12-15T19:06:17.418-05:002015-12-15T19:06:17.418-05:00Luckily that type of "law" doesn't e...Luckily that type of "law" doesn't exist here in Colorado....I'm all for snow tires on cars, they work great. For motorcycles? Not so much. I have started carrying chains on the rig along with the recovery gear, just in case.redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.com