Advertising articles (preceded by the words “advertisement” or “sponsored”) are popping up on the Internet as the 1 ster November, date of application of the “Mountain II” law and the obligation to wear winter tires on vehicles in 48 departments including Moselle. And even if Météo France’s frog is not yet curled up in a fetal position with a hood and mittens at the bottom of its jar, it would still be necessary to subscribe to the measure.
Okay, that’s not correct. The prospects of future sales stimulate the imagination of manufacturers and specialized salespeople a little too much, who are surfing on a very imprecise interpretation of information. The legislator itself is not as threatening as the advertising messages and the constraint will not apply uniformly in the territories cited.
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67 municipalities concerned in Moselle
The law leaves the prefects the opportunity to designate the municipalities concerned, and Metz (like many other Moselle localities) does not appear in the list. No need to panic either when arriving at Croix d’Hauconcourt to take the A4 motorway, nor is it in the loop of the 67 Moselle municipalities selected. The law exclusively affects localities in the eastern fringe of the department, in contact with the Vosges mountains (to avoid being surprised, go to: www.moselle.gouv.fr/Actualites/Obligation-d-equipement-de-certains- vehicles-in-winter-period2). The prefecture also specifies on its page the terms of the obligation to have four winter tires or chains or socks to equip at least two driving wheels.
If it is useless for the Messins and three quarters of the exempted Moselle to change the mounting of their car, it would be better to avoid going east with slicks and to try drifts in the turns of the slippery roads. If you don’t have the right rubbers, nothing prevents you from having one or other of these non-slip accessories in your trunk. It’s just a matter of common sense to avoid the embankment the day the snow appears.