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> making snow tires mandatory Why is this even necessary at all? I'd like to see anyone who's got to drive a month or three on compacted snow or snow slush an
by lstodd 6y ago
> making snow tires mandatory
Why is this even necessary at all?
I'd like to see anyone who's got to drive a month or three on compacted snow or snow slush and not willing to switch to winter tires.
The car becomes uncontrollable at like 32 kph / 20 mph.
Back there in Finland they use crushed granite and it works just fine without corroding everything in sight and also killing plant life.
- bluGill 6y agoI lived in MN for most of my life and I never switched to snow tires. Some people I knew did, and I believe them when they say snow tires are better. However in the end traction just isn't an issue, nobody drives fast when it is icy and at slow speeds I did just fine.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoTread depth/design is king for the "not quite liquid, not quite solid" slush that most snow commuting is done in anyway. All that stuff has to go somewhere, preferably somewhere other than between your tread blocks and the pavement.
- destitude 6y agoThe chemical composition of snow tires is completely different compared to an all season tires. All season tires get hard whereas snow tires stay soft. That is why you can't keep snow tires on all year is because they will wear really fast in hot temps because the rubber is soft to begin with.