I have spent time up north and have been through some big blizzards. Everybody had a set of tire chains and when the snow came you put them on, drove at reduced speed for conditions and no problems.

Around here they put that salt on the roads so you put your chains on in the morning and you have to take them off at noon because the salt has exposed the pavement. Then after dark you have black ice everywhere.

The ice is the real hazard. This last ice came on top of a couple of inches of snow and that was good because the ice broke up when you drove on it. Chains are the only thing that will help ice driving.

I wish they would spread sand/cinders instead of salt. when the snow gets packed on the roads with sand/cinders and you have your chains on ther is no problems driving where you need to go. You could leave your chains on for for a few days or a week.

The salt does nothing but eat up your car, cause black ice in poorly drained areas, cost out the wazoo. Probably want to use it on well drained interstates, but for local traffic lets use sand/cinders.