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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
I don't see a lot of this "winter tire overconfidence" that people are saying here. There are overly aggressive drivers on any kind of tire, and they are all as dangerous as each other.
And winter tires aren't a crutch for the incompetent or a placebo for the timid. They simply work better on ice and cold. I can play the "never been in an accident" game the same as anyone else (on all seasons or winters) but we're a winter city in a winter country, despite the odd chinook. If there's a way that I can get an edge on the conditions, I'll take it.
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I, personally, cannot tell the difference between an all-weather and winter tire (on other cars...I don't have them on my own car), but I am sure it causes over-confidence in some drivers, just as AWD and 4x4 do...
Seriously, those of us who grew up in Calgary remember driving in winters with no AWD/4x4 or winter tires and most of us managed to escape without great harm. If drivers would relax a bit, not drive on each others bumpers and not weave in and out of traffic we would be fine.