The Spokane City Council has listed supporting the ban as one of its legislative priorities this session, saying "Metal-studded tires cause significant damage to local roadways while providing marginal benefits in a narrow range of environmental conditions. To improve road safety and reduce the escalating cost of street repair, the City of Spokane supports the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s proposal for a statewide ban of metal-studded tires with a two-year phaseout."
Monday, December 08, 2025
Lawmakers in Washington state want to ban the use of studded tires in winter, citing millions of dollars in damage they cause. The most recent annual report says studded tires cost the state up to $29 million a year, and city and county streets millions more.
Washington lawmakers have tried for years to move through bills that would ban studded tires, but the most recent bill in 2019 didn't make it out of committee.
The Spokane City Council has listed supporting the ban as one of its legislative priorities this session, saying "Metal-studded tires cause significant damage to local roadways while providing marginal benefits in a narrow range of environmental conditions. To improve road safety and reduce the escalating cost of street repair, the City of Spokane supports the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s proposal for a statewide ban of metal-studded tires with a two-year phaseout."
The Spokane City Council has listed supporting the ban as one of its legislative priorities this session, saying "Metal-studded tires cause significant damage to local roadways while providing marginal benefits in a narrow range of environmental conditions. To improve road safety and reduce the escalating cost of street repair, the City of Spokane supports the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s proposal for a statewide ban of metal-studded tires with a two-year phaseout."
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Jesse, had Michigan banned studs while you still lived there? I remember when the ban in Minnesota went into effect only because 13 year old me somehow ended up peeling out the studs on a few sets of snow tires for my parent's car and my aunt's car. I used a sidecutter pliers to lever them out and had the blisters to show for it for a week after.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember anyone ever having tire studs, but I left in 1989. I haven't been back since. There aren't any jobs there in the Yoop. Everyone that has a family member give it to them first of course, then friends, hunting buddies, etc. Not that there are any jobs to begin with, unless someone figures out a way to start a business that will make money that no one else has figured out... hell, even kids are in competition to mow lawns and shovel snow, and get the summer job of mowing the cemetery.
DeleteWe used winter tires and chains