Who Like to drive in the snow?

There are ways around that. If you know an alternate route around the check point, no one cares if you have chains or not once you pass the check point. Of course, for mountain pass where there is only one way, you can't do this.

Ben

in article snipped-for-privacy@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, MrFixit469 at snipped-for-privacy@verizon.net wrote on 12/14/05 9:28 AM:

You guys need to get that state back under control.

-jeff

Having been up to Tahoe last weekend, I would point out that the checkpoints are typically staffed with Caltrans employees and not CHP officers. CHP officers should be on the road during those conditions. I was never asked to show the chains, but I have been told one is required to carry them in chain control areas. They waved me through with a 4wd vehicle.

Some "chain required" signs were put up in areas without checkpoints though. And there was one staffed area where the most snow I saw was a tiny patch of slush.

Having been up to Tahoe last weekend, I would point out that the checkpoints are typically staffed with Caltrans employees and not CHP officers. CHP officers should be on the road during those conditions. I was never asked to show the chains, but I have been told one is required to carry them in chain control areas. They waved me through with a 4wd vehicle.

Some "chain required" signs were put up in areas without checkpoints though. And there was one staffed area where the most snow I saw was a tiny patch of slush.

They're licensed chain installers. On top of their outdoor clothing, they're supposed to wear a vest with their license number.

I found they typically charge $20. Licensed roadside chain installers aren't allowed to sell chains. You can buy chains at a whole bunch of nearby gas stations, drug stores, etc.