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If only crosswalks were the only places children might approach a street, stopping distance might not be so relevant. And you need to remember that not all veh
by bigbubba 6y ago
If only crosswalks were the only places children might approach a street, stopping distance might not be so relevant. And you need to remember that not all vehicles are SUVs or pickup trucks, even in America, and regular small cars benefit from larger tires as well.
No matter how small your car, and no matter how perfect your attention to your surroundings, larger tires are safer.
- culopatin 6y agoI have experience in tuning race cars of different kinds and I can tell you that bigger tires are not always better. Light car with big tires is veeeery sketchy to drive in rain. I had a Miata with 225 wide super sticky tires and I couldn’t go over 60 on the highway without being very nervous. I went down to 205s and it’s way more street friendly. Roads with some gravel, dirt, or otherwise not so perfect are also not great with too big of a tire because the car rolls on the little pebbles or rocks instead of shaping itself around it. The pounds per inch go down enough that the tire won’t get pushed around the rock to contact the asphalt. There is a “safe for the average guy” tire width and a “experienced enthusiast that wants some extra Gs in the turns” width.
- giantg2 6y agoCan confirm - hyroplaning is much more common in wider tires assuming the same vehicle weight. 285s are awesome on dry roads, but not so friendly in a downpour. Was definitely made fun of pretty hard by my non-car-guy friends for my slow driving that day.