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Originally Posted by speede5
I have to chuckle at all the 'All Seasons are all a good driver needs' people on here. I understand that any reasonable driver can get around just fine on them, but that same driver is much better equipped using winter exclusive tires. Why wouldn't you? I agree no one should mandate you have to, but to ride your high horse and say they aren't a good tool is pretty silly.
I imagine all those same guys would use wood sticks because they work just fine and a good player doesn't need a composite to get the job done.
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The same driver driving 10 km/h below speed limit is probably safer too. The same driver trading in a 10 year old car for a brand new car with side air bags, AWD, traction control, new brakes, blind spot cameras and all of the safety technology innovations is also much better equipped. Why stop at winter tires?
Basically I'm trying to say there's a lot of things you can do to be much better equipped anywhere. But the investment vs. marginal benefit just doesn't make sense for winter tires here. They are a good tool, but it just isn't necessary. To me, using a sports analogy, they are like a $300 pair of basketball shoes compared to a $80 pair of basketball shoes. Although you will see a marginal benefit in the $300 pair (ie. My admission that they're better), they're not necessary for playing.