Where Did Tire Chains Come From?

 With snow and ice covering Centerville, Ohio, a good question to ask would be "when and where did tire chains come from." Well, Ed found out. Tire chains are still used in the western mountains -- indeed are mandatory at times. They are not the easiest to install , and I doubt many Americans would know how to put them on!

With the snow falling down here in Ohio and in much of the Midwest and Northeast, maybe we need to put a set of tire chains on our cars?

Winter driving has always been focused on getting someplace safe and warm without mishap.  Bad roads and skinny tires plagued early motorists before Harry D. Weed  invented the first known tire chains.  

Weed got his idea from watching folks wind rope and vines through the spokes of slipping wheels.  His invention was an immediate success.  In 1908 the Thomas Flyer that won the New York to Paris race wore Weed Tire Chains.