Facts and Myths About Snow Chains

In many states, it is against the law to travel on roads that are not covered in snow or ice with snow chains on your tires.

Living in an area of the country where snow is the norm, many individuals feel that because they put snow chains on their vehicles, they can drive as fast as they want and can go anywhere. The fact is snow chains are a wonderful safety precaution and will help improve the performance of the vehicle but it will not help in every situation. The following is some information on snow chains that many will find useful.

Many individuals will install snow chains only on either the front or the back of the vehicle. However, the fact is snow chains should be put on both the front wheels and the back wheels for maximum performance of the vehicle. If you put snow chains on the drive wheels only, you will not have the best handling of your vehicle.

One major myth is that you can deflate the tires in order to make the snow chains fit the tire. This is wrong and you should purchase snow chain sets that will fit your tire when it is properly inflated. If you deflate a tire to fit the snow chains on it, you risk causing permanent damage to your tire.

Once the chains have been placed on the tires, many simple drive off. The snow chains, however, need to be retightened after driving both forward and backward slowly a distance of about twenty-feet. If not, they may be loose and you could risk damage to the chains and the vehicle.

Another major mistake that many people make when driving with snow chains is they feel because they have more traction that they can go the normal speed limit. The fact is snow chains will give you more traction, however, it will not prevent accidents and driving fast with snow chains installed on your tires will increase your risk of damaging your vehicle and tires, as well as increase your risk of an accident. As a rule of thumb, you should not go over the speed of 30 mph with snow chains installed on your tires.

Many people do not use snow chains when they should because they feel it is too complicated. Snow chains are actually quite simple to install on your tires and it is a matter of following the directions that come with them. Before snow hits, you should practice putting them on your tires.

In many states, it is against the law to travel on roads that are not covered in snow or ice with snow chains on your tires. Many still do, however, if driving on cleared roads, you will cause the snow chains to wear out quicker and possibly damage them.

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