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[Spokesman.com: Latest stories] Spokesman.com: An Elk man driving with studded tires caused a three-car crash on Highway 2 near Newport this morning.

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[The Eastern WA & North ID News] WSP: Studded tires, negligent driving caused crash - Wed, 22 Jul ...: WSP: Studded tires, negligent driving caused crash - Wed, 22 Jul 2009 PST · Local News. An Elk man driving with studded tires caused a three-car crash on Highway 2 near Newport this morning.

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[Mark's Blog] Real Estate Blog - New Laws for California Drivers in 2009: (AB 1971, Portantino) This new law allows the use of pneumatic tires with retractable metal-type studs, year round, as long as the studs are retracted between May 1 through October 31. However, the law prohibits a tire with retractable metal-type studs on a vehicle from being worn to a point that the metal-type studs protrude beyond the tire tread when retracted.

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