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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
I don't see the downside though. It helps you stop faster and not slip as easily. Isn't that enough to make it mandatory when we are driving vehicles that weigh as much as they do and can cause serious damage and injury?
Even if driver error is the main source for collisions, winter tires would help. there has been studies and they've shown winter tires to reduce collisions. In Quebec they saw a 5% decrease in accidents and in Germany they saw it almost slashed in half.
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And thats the problem.
There is no downside to winter tires other than: cost and convenience.
Where do you store them? Where do you store your summer tires when the winters are on?
Having them changed every year.
You have to decide if you want two sets of tires on rims so they're easier to change, well, then that costs more because you have to buy rims, and then you have to store them.
If you dont buy rims then you have to go to a (super busy) tire shop every year and get them changed.
The thing is, its a fairly significant thing to legislate onto people who may not have the resources.
I do it. I have two sets of tires, on rims, and I swap them back and forth every year. But I have the tools, the time and the space to store them. And I'm sure a lot of people do, but some people dont and we cant just ignore them.