Winter Driving Tips

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Question time.
According to this article there are 4 types of winter tyre and according to TyreReviews on YouTube there are 3 types of winter tyre.

I've driven on snow only once. It was in Norway on fresh snow, no icy layer, and I was surprised at the level of grip. I had winter tyres on the car but I don't know what category they were. It was like driving on a slightly slippery gravel road. There was no drama whatsoever.

Does this mean all the strife I see on YouTube of people losing the plot when driving on snow is down to the wrong choice of tyres?

the last 2 categories are about the same as arguing that the fr-s, brz, and 86 are 3 entirely different cars because of a little adhesive logo on the front is different. so most people just lump them into the same category, making 3 types of winter-compatible tires: studded winter dedicated, non-studded winter dedicated, and all season.

every tire for every specific condition is a compromise for other conditions. there's also dozens of different 'snow' conditions that different tires would be better suited for. it's like trying to say that every girl is exactly the same, so what works for one must work for all of them. just ask any women in your life how that works!

[The Red One]

Just as in any other, tires when you buy winters you have to prioritize what driving conditions you will face the most is? Good Ice grip or good snow grip as well as wear rates all compromises to take into account. Even if Studded tires are best for icy roads they get outlawed in some indoor parking and mess up my paving stones.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by The Red One

Your article is from BC, they have real mountains with long distances between some communities, my sisters live there… The northern one has a few AWD vehicles available. Puts Studded winters + always have a set of chains available. Yet sometimes still gets stuck overnight at her local ski hill when the snowploughs get ditched sliding off the switchbacks and blocks any exit…

I used to work downtown and learnt to avoid any hills before the salt trucks have passed even with very good quality winters.

Norway seem to have Winter tire laws as well.
https://www.vegvesen.no/en/vehicles/...res-and-chains

Love watching those YouTube demolition displays.Proper tire or not if its heavely iced up nothing works and your just along for the ride.

And share Tcoats appraisal other drivers are just dipshits.
We have provincial winter tire laws in the last few years due to these dipshits not investing in proper tires for the seasonal conditions.

Ya BC is the odd man out when it comes to winter conditions. You have the low lying coast and island that can hardly ever see snow or real cold but travel just a short distance into the mountains and you can be stuck in no time.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Maybe Seattle or some marginal place.

... and that's a fact.

Even have two dedicated Marginal Ways.

Contusion Blvd. is up on Cap. Hill somewhere.

[Tcoat]

East Marginal Way South?