I thought California had a lock on dumb laws.  But I guess since we lost our
status as having the dumbest choice of Governors we couldn't expect to keep
the law title either.

Mike
'85 Westy ['just because we have the document is not proof we received it'
CA DMV]

----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Bernavich <susanb@WIZZARDS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)

> I believe thats the new law here in Oregon also.
> Susan Bernavich
> 83 diesel  'Harold'
>
> "John P. Flaherty" wrote:
>
> > Interesting addition to this thread. Here in Maine, a new law took
effect
> > this winter. It requires that front wheel drive cars which use studded
snow
> > tires must use them on all four wheels. Rear wheel drive's still just
need
> > them on the back wheels. Any other states with similar laws?
> >
> > John Flaherty
> > Standish, ME
> > '84 GL
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dominique Cormann <kozmik@HOME.COM>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 2:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
> >
> > >On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 01:40:08 -0500
> > >Judith Barr/Leo Girard <lgirard@BMTS.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi all,
> > >> I have been interested in the discussion re tire width & traction. It
> > >> reminded me of another counter-intuitive statement I read about two
years
> > >> ago re snow tires on front wheel drive vehicles.
> > >> This was attributed to a race car driver of some repute (I forget the
> > name
> > >> at the moment). He said if you were to put TWO snows on a front wheel
> > drive
> > >> vehicle they should go on the BACK. Make sense to anyone?
> > >
> > >I've heard this. If you put them on the front, the front gets to much
> > >traction and the rear end flys around oversteering easily.
> > >
> > >People who would rather understeer then oversteer tend to want to put
> > >them on the rear.
> > >
> > >Personally I would rather be able to steer, and I'll deal with the
> > >oversteer, so I'd put them on the front.
> > >
> > >IMHO there isn't a right way to do this, it just depends on which you
> > >dislike more. over or understeer.
> > >
> > >--
> > >============================================================---------
> > >Dominique Cormann                              Email: kozmik@home.com
> > >Homepage: http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca
> > >Diesel page: http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/gtdproject
> > >84 Rabbit D - daily driver              84 Rabbit GTD - work'in on it
> > >