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Originally Posted by Table 5
What happens if it's February and the city has been in the middle of a Chinook with no snow on the ground for a month? Winter tires get eating down pretty damn quickly on dry pavement.
Winter tires are great, but seriously, how many really bad snow days does Calgary get a year? 5? Seems like overkill to institute a law.
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I think the average in Calgary would be about 5 days a year where winter tires would really make a difference. Of course, people who regularly drive out in the country may have a lot more.
Last winter was a horrible winter with a lot of snow, and I think that the total number of days where winter tires would have been really beneficial was roughly 5 or 6.
Main roads are all plowed and melted from traffic within a day usually. Residential streets, you can easily slow down a bit and drive safely.