Yeah, its funny how I keep hearing of people who claim that they don't need winter tires because they have an AWD SUV, yet it is those same people who get into serious accidents during the winter when they rear-end someone at the stop lights. They usually blame the other person for 'stopping too quickly'. It never even occurs to them that maybe they should buy winter tires to cure this problem they are having.
Stopping and turning requires good tires no matter what you drive, how many wheels are pulling. It's basic ignorance about the owner's vehicles, lack of driving skill, and buying marketing hype that leads to accidents. Winter tires are mandatory in snowy places if you want to drive danger free. People who boast of all-season (no-season) tires have no idea how much traction they give up in comparison to tires designed in a thousand ways to hook on cold, snowy surfaces.
Allseason in europe is WITH Snowflakemountainsymbol. I used the Vredestein Quatrac5 over here in The Netherlands and neighborouring countries. So rather flat up to 700 metres mountains with 50 cm of snowover. These performed very well and had no problem with steep roads. However, the Goodyear vector4 Gen2 are known to be even better and these are now under my car since my Quatracs were worn down.
This year (still summer) I'm using Michelin CrossClimate but I have no idea how will perform on snow, I have tyre socks just in case they are not enough
Two of the most foul-winter-weather states in the country and they don't allow studded winter tires; MN and WI. Oh, and even though I am a die-hard winter tire user, the test comparing the vehicle navigating that corner? The driver who spun around didn't use any counter-steer technique. Just FYI.
Usually the people who praise the all-weather stuff, have never actually tried to drive on a wet ice with a bit snow on top of it. On a wet ice a studded wheel is simply unbeatable.
I bet less than 5% of drivers used winter tires even in the snowy states. Remember, driver skills and slower speed along with enough threads are some of the factors. I have an AWD drive vehicle equipped with the best all season tires and never had problems. People are going to have prob;ems driving too fast in a RWD vehicle with bald tires.
you do know that the video shows the all season tires still rotating on the car as you check breaking distance. the driver is purposely not pushing the brakes hard enough to engage the antiliock breaks. Stopping distance is supposed to be measured at full break power not mild breaking power done by a biased driver.
Yeah, its funny how I keep hearing of people who claim that they don't need winter tires because they have an AWD SUV, yet it is those same people who get into serious accidents during the winter when they rear-end someone at the stop lights. They usually blame the other person for 'stopping too quickly'. It never even occurs to them that maybe they should buy winter tires to cure this problem they are having.
Stopping and turning requires good tires no matter what you drive, how many wheels are pulling. It's basic ignorance about the owner's vehicles, lack of driving skill, and buying marketing hype that leads to accidents.
Winter tires are mandatory in snowy places if you want to drive danger free. People who boast of all-season (no-season) tires have no idea how much traction they give up in comparison to tires designed in a thousand ways to hook on cold, snowy surfaces.
1:28 how did the black car didnt anticipate a possible car collision when the bronze car was pulling into traffic?
Allseason in europe is WITH Snowflakemountainsymbol. I used the Vredestein Quatrac5 over here in The Netherlands and neighborouring countries. So rather flat up to 700 metres mountains with 50 cm of snowover. These performed very well and had no problem with steep roads. However, the Goodyear vector4 Gen2 are known to be even better and these are now under my car since my Quatracs were worn down.
This year (still summer) I'm using Michelin CrossClimate but I have no idea how will perform on snow, I have tyre socks just in case they are not enough
Two of the most foul-winter-weather states in the country and they don't allow studded winter tires; MN and WI.
Oh, and even though I am a die-hard winter tire user, the test comparing the vehicle navigating that corner? The driver who spun around didn't use any counter-steer technique. Just FYI.
Usually the people who praise the all-weather stuff, have never actually tried to drive on a wet ice with a bit snow on top of it. On a wet ice a studded wheel is simply unbeatable.
Michigan gets hit pretty hard too
1:24 as a result power means nothing.
I like winter tires that are studless they have given my better traction
My Prius 2017 plugin hybrid is equipt whit Continental ContiVikingContact 6.
Got 'em
Fahrenheit! Come on America use centigrade
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LOL at car @ 1:28
lol seriously
pazuso i shouldnt be laughing
I bet less than 5% of drivers used winter tires even in the snowy states. Remember, driver skills and slower speed along with enough threads are some of the factors. I have an AWD drive vehicle equipped with the best all season tires and never had problems. People are going to have prob;ems driving too fast in a RWD vehicle with bald tires.
Over 85% of vehicles in my province are equipped with winters.
you do know that the video shows the all season tires still rotating on the car as you check breaking distance. the driver is purposely not pushing the brakes hard enough to engage the antiliock breaks. Stopping distance is supposed to be measured at full break power not mild breaking power done by a biased driver.
brake* brakes* braking*
Nah Word you are correct. I fuck that up all the time even though I know the difference.
DThompson T that is because the ABS, (anti-lock-brake system). Try winter, you will really feel the difference
23Darkio not it's not, ABS is rapid. It doesn't allow the wheel to rotate several rotations
You think ABS (as in ANTI-lock brakes) NOT locking up the wheels is a conspiracy? Hmm.....
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