I say no to mandatory winter tires. I have had them before and agree they make all the difference in the world and are wonderful, I will get them again in the future when I need to be driving. But I have spent the last 3 winters not needing to drive every day in the winter so I don't have winter tires right now. There have been maybe 5 days so far this winter that you would need them? I was out driving yesterday, no worries at all on my snowflake all seasons; today, I wouldn't go out unless I had winters.
So to make them mandatory for me for 4 months of the year would be dumb. Those 20 days a year when winter tires make a difference, I just don't drive. So I'm not paying more for those few days. (and yes it is more, I know 2 sets of tires last 2x as long but paying to store tires plus swap them twice a year as there would not be much space in a condo downtown to store tires)
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