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Just a thought in respect of snow on motorways. Generally the alpine regions are very, very good at clearing them with regular, frequent, snow ploughing or blowing. The only time we have ever had to use snow chains on a motorway was when we landed in Calais one evening in light snow. By the time we were on the motorway we were in a near blizzard and vehicles, especially lorries were getting stuck on even slight inclines.
We came to a stop too(not good on a motorway but everyone else apart from 4x4`s were in the same situation) We put on our chains and thanks to the common sense of those vehicles that had halted, (or most probably just luck) the outside lane remained unblocked and we continued to an aire where we comfortably spent the night. The motorway was cleared early in the morning and we progressed all the way to our winter camp site without needing the chains again!
Northern France, like much of the UK, is not set up for clearing roads quickly when it snows, but the alpine regions are.
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Topic: Winter Tyres Austria Really?
