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Do you still use studded tires?
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775 Votes

Do you still use studded tires?

Yes

7

No

8

Yes

5 Comments
Mark Davis
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Mark Davis

I drive to MT-B everyday. I'm using studs for everyone's safety. The law needs to reflect regional conditions.

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Phil Spreier
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Phil Spreier

If you have a two wheel drive in Bend, studded tires are essential. City plowing policies seem to generate more ice than a Zamboni…

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Duane Wyman
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Duane Wyman

Because I live in the Sunriver/LA Pine area; weather can be extreme in the winter. Also many new CO residents are not experienced in winter driving conditions. Safety, safety, safety for all!

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Les Adams
Les Adams

But your comments assume studs give better traction than studless snow tires, which isn't true in most conditions.

M Vigoren
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M Vigoren

This side of the mountain shouldn’t be told by idiots on the other side of the mountain. I use them until the very last day. Driving from LaPine to Bend is scary enough but on icy roads I want to know I have additional traction measures besides cinder rocks.

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Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

I think they should be banned they are bad for the rd

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M Vigoren
M Vigoren

Sorry idiot drivers are also bad for the roads but we can’t ban them.

No

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damon
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damon

winter tire performance has improved greatly on packed snow and mixed road crust. conditions where studs may be more useful (glassy sheets of ice) are rare, and they often underperform in many more common conditions. the noise, wear and tear, annual deadlines and poor performance, that’s a no for me

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Latterdaysaint
Latterdaysaint

Simply put, studded tires can damage roads by causing friction. Subsequently, this creates ruts in the surface of the road, thus increasing the chance of water and ice build-up. Furthermore, studded tires can create a smoother surface, which can lead to slippery conditions when snow or rain begins

Off the path
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Off the path

I use all seasons. I'll probably get studded next year as I'll have a new driver.

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Dieter Heinzer
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Dieter Heinzer

Studless Winter tires are quieter and provide better performance overall; additionally, I can put them on my car earlier and keep them on longer than the DOT deadlines.

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Marcus Ainsworth
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Marcus Ainsworth

why do you use studded tires?

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Rick Allen
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Rick Allen

NO, they should definitely be outlawed. They do millions worth of damage to roads and they area safety hazard. Studs create a perfect storm for ponding, creating hydroplaning due to the depressions in the roadway. They dont work that well, we have snow tires that soften in the cold and work great!

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Les Adams
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Les Adams

Many people still think studs give the best traction but lots of research has shown that studless traction tires are best in most conditions. Studs are only better in hard packed snow and give less traction than studless in many snow conditions.

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Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?
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204 Votes

Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?

YES

0

NO

0

YES

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NO

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    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?
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1,352 Votes

    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?

YES

12

NO

1

YES

12 Comments
Barb Hayden
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Barb Hayden

Never should have been allowed in the first place! Bend needs to develop a site with bathrooms, showers and rules,like NO drugs and NO trash. At least Redmond is trying to help these people. Take a. Lesson from them. Get off the dime and solve the problem

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Cheri Trettin
1
Cheri Trettin

I say move the campers off forest land and onto main street if you want public funding for homelessness in Bend to become an immediate priority!!!

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Latterdaysaint
1
Latterdaysaint

Yes and build more homeless shelters or provide jobs for them

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Tylor Meyer
1
Tylor Meyer

They have had excessive amount of time to move off land they are not even allowed to live on!

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Just a voice Figg
1
Just a voice Figg

They have had ample time to move. Vegetation reduction helps slow and or stop wildfires that will eventually hit that area and destroy millions of dollars worth of homes and people's lives.

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Jeff Sanders
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Jeff Sanders

Living in SE Bend I really enjoyed going to China Hat with my Jeep to off road and walk with my dogs. The thought of being shot has kept me from doing that for a while now. Good riddance to the homeless and make it where they can't come back.

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Joe Dillon
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Joe Dillon

it is public land, NOT someones home! The public cannot use it without fear of saftey. We DONT need another human caused fire that happens EVERY year out there, we have enough to worry about with mother nature fires. Time to move on!

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Linda Knowlton
0
Linda Knowlton

Fire danger and trash in the forest

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jennifer stenkamp
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jennifer stenkamp

Being homeless is usually the result of bad choices. My taxes help pay for government land. Living there rent free and creating tons of garbage, being a true threat to causing wildfires, behaving in a lawless manner angers too many of us who manage to pay for real housing. Move them out now.

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Erin E Yates
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Erin E Yates

We all have problems in life why do they think it is ok to do what they are doing, when the rest of us pay our taxes, go to work, get counseling if we have problems. The amount they spend on drugs, they could pay rent. It’s a choice and their choice is to do drugs and not work. DEATH and TAXES!!!

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Goth Gaga
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Goth Gaga

This homeless problem is a choice. These people are drug addicts that need to get clean and go back to work. They should be put into rehab while being counseled for their personal problems. Once clean they should be put to work doing tasks that prisoners do. If they refuse, then jail them.

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Ron Rommel
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Ron Rommel

The Homeless Campers are the wrong people on the wrong landscape due to their lack of cognitive awareness of fire. I and many others are willing to share grace for their position in life when they are willing to improve their situation through counseling, accepting shelter to transition life.

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NO

1 Comment
Diana Cockerill
1
Diana Cockerill

They are humans and have no other options.We try not to let that happen to unwanted pets, yet have no problem in letting it happen to, what many consider, unwanted people!

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