A crucial way to keep safe during winter
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YAKIMA, Wash. -- It won't be too long before snow hits Yakima. And Haver Jim knew it's never too early to prepare for safety on the road.
"Every second counts when you're on black ice," said Haver Jim.
"If you do not have good traction tires on, you do not have control of your vehicle," said Russell Elston.
But extra control will cost you. The manager at Les Schwab told us tire prices had gone up steadily in the past five years. For a small car, you'll now pay 500 dollars to get studded snow tires installed and 800 for an SUV. That's 100 more dollars than you would've payed just a few years ago.
For Haver, his number one priority was the safety of his kids. When asked how much his snow tires cost…
"Almost five-hundred dollars. It's a lot of money for me because it's out of my scholarship. That's the only money I have to live on," said Haver.
But he said it's well worth it to know his kids were in a safer car.
"Studless tires are eighty-five to ninety percent as effective as studded tires with the traction in the worst weather conditions," said Reporter.
If your car is not properly equipped, you could spend more out of your pocket than what snow tires would've cost.
Reporter: "Do you know anyone that's been in an accident because they didn't have snow tires?"
Haver: "Yeah I've known a few."
Reporter: "What happened?"
Haver: "A few of them died and the rest of them totaled their cars."
Russell Elston had also seen accidents happen.
"The majority of them in town are fender benders, but it costs the insurance a lot of money," said Russell.
Almost half of the customers at car shops bought them and they started ordering since the beginning of November.
"Every second counts when you're on black ice," said Haver Jim.
"If you do not have good traction tires on, you do not have control of your vehicle," said Russell Elston.
But extra control will cost you. The manager at Les Schwab told us tire prices had gone up steadily in the past five years. For a small car, you'll now pay 500 dollars to get studded snow tires installed and 800 for an SUV. That's 100 more dollars than you would've payed just a few years ago.
For Haver, his number one priority was the safety of his kids. When asked how much his snow tires cost…
"Almost five-hundred dollars. It's a lot of money for me because it's out of my scholarship. That's the only money I have to live on," said Haver.
But he said it's well worth it to know his kids were in a safer car.
"Studless tires are eighty-five to ninety percent as effective as studded tires with the traction in the worst weather conditions," said Reporter.
If your car is not properly equipped, you could spend more out of your pocket than what snow tires would've cost.
Reporter: "Do you know anyone that's been in an accident because they didn't have snow tires?"
Haver: "Yeah I've known a few."
Reporter: "What happened?"
Haver: "A few of them died and the rest of them totaled their cars."
Russell Elston had also seen accidents happen.
"The majority of them in town are fender benders, but it costs the insurance a lot of money," said Russell.
Almost half of the customers at car shops bought them and they started ordering since the beginning of November.
And whey have the prices been rising steadily? Could it possibly be the work of the obama regime? Or more specifically no work done by the regime to improve it?
And then there's this.....Found this interesting, Children of congress memberdo not have to pay back their college student loans. How nice!Monday on Fox news they learned that the staffers ofCongress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans.This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it.When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop?35 States file lawsuit against the Federal GovernmentGovernors of 35 states have filed suit against theFederal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38(of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.This will take less than thirty seconds to read. Ifyou agree, please pass it on.This is an idea that we should address.For too long we have been too complacent about theworkings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congresscould retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specificallyexempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as beingexempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinarycitizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselvesfrom the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn'tseem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don'tcare if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. Theself-serving must stop.
 @will no, the "obama regime" isnt to blame. but some numbnuts like you always wants to put it there. the bush families money is from oil, they did more to cause the high prices now than anyone in human history.but don't let facts get in the way of your pathetic rant.
Bush has been out of it for years you braindead lib obama cur butt kisser., put your head back where you've been keeping it.  Where may you be found you dipshidiot?
Will is 100% correct in this, obama faces his own mess this time.
Studded tires cause a great deal of the road damages, resulting in much higher cost to the taxpayers. Every roll they make on dry or even wet pavement with no ice/snow (which is almost all the time) causes damage to the road surfaces which is very, very expensive to repair.
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Studded tire owners should be legally required to pay an annual excise tax of $10/tire ($40/year) to offset the damages they cause. This could be indicated to law enforcement by a small license-plate sticker or registration marking. Vehicles withe studded tires w/o the endorsement during the Nov. 1 - Apr. 1 season could be cited a penalty of $500.
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I've always used good, aggressive-tread tires that are "siped" for winter traction. They provide excellent traction and don't damage road surfaces. Of course the most important safety factor is ones manner of driving.
WTF?