Yep,
I've found the best plan is to not drive like a moron, slow down, and smile and wave when you drive by the state trooper. Haven't been stopped once in 30 years of driving in severe mountain weather.
Don
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ralph meyermann 
  To: Don Hundt 
  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 10:39 AM
  Subject: Re: BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO - LT195/75R14/D tires - first impressions

  the bfg's appearance is the basic snow tire pattern with dog bone shaped blocks instead of the rectangle shape? With their appearance they probably wont even look for the snowflake,but there are those nit picky enforcement types just looking to get ya out there!

  Velma 82 na diesel westy

  On Jan 8, 2013 12:27 PM, "Don Hundt" <donhundt@gmail.com> wrote:

    Actually, Dave,
    In the winter, in Oregon, there are times when chains are required on all
    vehicles, there are times when chains OR traction tires are required, and
    there are times when one is just required to carry chains, any tire will
    suffice.
    Yes, I agree that if one were to use a non-marked tire as a traction tire,
    he would be violating the law some of the time. Personally, as adriver with
    30 years experience in snow country, including daily drives over a mountain
    pass, I would not hesitate to use siped BFG's as a winter tire, snowflake or
    no. Yes, I would be in violation the ~20% of the time the passes require
    traction tires. I'm not recommending them to you, necessarily, but I would
    use them myself. You do whatever you wish.
    Don