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Pat: "don't grip well" of snow tires on dry roads is still plentiful for safe driving.
"grips less" of summer tires on snow/ice is very dangerous and also in many cases may leave one stranded not being able to drive inclines, sliding off backwards with blocked brakes on declines, often needing extra work/external help just to start going.
It's easy for black ice to form even with no snow, even if day temps mostly are above freezing temp. There simply might be moisture in air, such as fog, then throw below freezing in night, and voala, one can film nice crash videos for youtube crash compilations next morning. If one rarely sees temps below 5C and it never snows in winter where one drives, then yes, i might consider summer tires. If it's below that, "least winter-ish" tire i'd consider is something like michelin crossclimate, but rather go for normal all-seasons. Tires are about most important component in car. Daily driving is driving in uncontrolled environment with too much unknowns outside one's control. If anything, extra grip of better gripping tires may help with avoidance of crash with someone still on summer tires and lost control.
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