Gosh, how much I hate driving with winter tires because they are so soft. But still, safety first.
Something we can all agreed on is that having winter tires does not mean driving racklessly. All of us who have winter tires are aiming for only one reason - maintain control of the vehicle in the worst weather.
You can "taste" the difference already by driving in early morning, the frost on the ground is good enough for "appertizer", with freezing temperature, AS and summer tires will turn into a piece of hard rubber (hockey puck). Your braking distance and control will be affected significantly.
I know that people demonstrate winter tires effectiveness by simply rolling/rubbing 2 different tires on ice, and obviously the winter tire will not slip as much... does this simple experiement mean something?
Philip |