Last year was my first winter with winter tires. I put them on one of my cars, and left all seasons on the other.
Although I spent all of my prior driving years were done on all seasons year round, I'll be making sure that my other car gets them this year too.
While I respect the choice of others not to put winter tires on, I just found that they simply gripped better, and it made me more comfortable. I'm a confident driver and haven't had any accidents, winter or summer, on all seasons. I also agree that adjusting your driving based on the conditions is very important.
Although they're a bit of an investment up front, you really don't spend much more in the long run as you'll have to replace your summer tires half as often, which cancels it out a bit.
Not preaching - just sayin' that I was sceptical until I tried them out for a winter.
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