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Dec 14th, 2018, 18:49 | #51 | |
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I find your post intriguing @MadProFF Here's why… For you to be able to determine night and day between the tyres would it not be necessary to take winter tyres beyond what summer tyres could could do in poor conditions? And if so does that not constitute poor driving for the conditions? For example; how heavily does one have to brake, at say 2 degrees, for the difference to be material? Or do I have it all wrong? Anyway, it looks as if I may have cause to re evaluate. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46563872 |
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There are loads of statistics, winter tyres in general perform in every way better than summer tyres at around 7ºc and below, of course the difference in the dry and rain etc. is not as noticeable but on sheet ice it is night and day, on black ice could be the difference between in the hedge or not, as I said until you have actually driven with them on a car you will never appreciate how good they are on sheet ice, the braking for me defies the laws of physics
Also to be honest back in the day, not even sure people did cope that well, they just got stuck, crashed, or abandon their cars for the most part, far less traffic.
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Must say that I reckon that in my neck of the woods its about a week every fifteen to twenty years. Also winter tyres are NOT a magic bullet and people who drive on them on snow and ice as if they are on dry tarmac risk exceeding the tyre's capability and having an accident at a rather imprudent speed. I'm not saying everyone is overconfident or has only high traction tyres on the front. I'm just warning people not to be too cocky about it. I've said all this before and someone accused me of spreading false information and of being a ****. I wonder who that was?
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Dec 14th, 2018, 23:55 | #55 |
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it is more black ice I worry about, we get plenty of that in the area I live, and I drive a lot very early, and at night.
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moisal sorry but that statement is rubbish, I have driven 10's of thousands of miles on winters (probably 100k now) in all weathers, and they work on sheet ice, far better than any summer tyre, seriously have you never watched videos, or even driven with winter tyres, why would you even make such a statement?????? sure they will not be as good as studded, but they will stop you far quicker than any summer tyre, and will stop you.
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What, this thread is still going and no offer of an XC60 on winter rubber for me to try yet!!
I remain unconvinced as to the benefits of winter tyres here in the UK, particularly the southern areas. It's much of a balancing act, yes they perform better than summer tyres in snow. However, when the temperature is above 7 degrees (if that's the accepted number?) those on winter tyres are compromised. And lets face it the temps are often above 7 degrees for long periods during winter months, especially in the south. Take the last couple of months for example. So rather than statements such as; Quote:
And that, for the UK, is certainly not a given in favour of winter rubber. On nothing other than a gut feel I'd wager a pint on many of those in the south being more compromised on winter tyres when temps are high than they would have been had they stayed on summer tyres during the colder spells. It ain't the Alps!! |
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Dec 15th, 2018, 09:22 | #60 | |
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If you mean he is correct that we would all be better on winter tyres if we drove around ice rinks, then yes he is? He is even right that we should all have winter tyres were we spending the winter in the Alps. However, we generally stay put here in the UK and stay off ice rinks. To take it to the opposite extremes…do you fit slicks to drive on dry roads? Would you if the tyre companies produced marketing videos? It's the need for winter tyres that is being questioned, not their performance. |
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