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4X4 · 10-05-2009, 05:51 PM

I'm not sure where this '10 days per year' is coming from. I don't know about you guys, but I live in Calgary. The city that relies on chinooks to clear most of the side streets. And chinooks generally do a pretty bad job of clearing said streets because for every day that gets up over 0, there's a night that follows that freezes any snow that melted, but hasn't found it's way to a sewer.

What I'm hoping to achieve with these winter tires that I'm considering buying is a feeling of traction on those many, many, many inbetween days where the roads are more or less clear, but there's a thin layer of ice on them. Especially at intersections and on roads with a 70+ speed limit.

Nothing freaks me out more than driving down one of those curvy roads, trying to keep pace with traffic, and seeing the sun reflecting off the ice that's there. Snow doesn't bother me at all because I drive a 4x4. I do have better handling capabilities than a non-4x4 in the snow. I just can't stop any faster.
The other thing I'm hoping to get out of it is a better reaction from my rig in the event that I have to swerve suddenly to avoid a car spinning out in front of me.

There's just too many places that ice hides in the winter. I've never bothered with them because I'm a confident driver, but really, there's no financial justification for not doing it. The science proves that the softer rubber grips ice and snow better and there are millions of testimonials endorsing winter tires. I doubt that it's all some kind of trick to get me to spend money on something useless. As far as I'm concerned, it's an easy modification that enhances safety greatly, plus it makes me more efficient at getting my job done on a daily basis. Instead of grannying it up in the right lane, I can rejoin traffic flow at a normal pace and not be so anal about it.

10-05-2009, 05:51 PM	#100
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	I'm not sure where this '10 days per year' is coming from. I don't know about you guys, but I live in Calgary. The city that relies on chinooks to clear most of the side streets. And chinooks generally do a pretty bad job of clearing said streets because for every day that gets up over 0, there's a night that follows that freezes any snow that melted, but hasn't found it's way to a sewer. What I'm hoping to achieve with these winter tires that I'm considering buying is a feeling of traction on those many, many, many inbetween days where the roads are more or less clear, but there's a thin layer of ice on them. Especially at intersections and on roads with a 70+ speed limit. Nothing freaks me out more than driving down one of those curvy roads, trying to keep pace with traffic, and seeing the sun reflecting off the ice that's there. Snow doesn't bother me at all because I drive a 4x4. I do have better handling capabilities than a non-4x4 in the snow. I just can't stop any faster. The other thing I'm hoping to get out of it is a better reaction from my rig in the event that I have to swerve suddenly to avoid a car spinning out in front of me. There's just too many places that ice hides in the winter. I've never bothered with them because I'm a confident driver, but really, there's no financial justification for not doing it. The science proves that the softer rubber grips ice and snow better and there are millions of testimonials endorsing winter tires. I doubt that it's all some kind of trick to get me to spend money on something useless. As far as I'm concerned, it's an easy modification that enhances safety greatly, plus it makes me more efficient at getting my job done on a daily basis. Instead of grannying it up in the right lane, I can rejoin traffic flow at a normal pace and not be so anal about it.