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Ontario should make winter tires mandatory.

BNKN said:
Was looking a winter tires (first time buyer) this fall. One of the selling features was that the tire stays soft below 7 deg.C where all seasons harden up. Had a hard time getting steel rims (funky size) so dropped it. As the temps. plummeted I made a conscious effort to test grip of the all seasons on dry cold pavement. No problem in that department. On the snowy day I adjusted my driving. Still awaiting the black ice test, but never having an accident, I'm not getting overly worried. Can't argue with science tho, winter tires are better.
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And then you realize that 99% of drivers out there are f**king morons and don't know how to adjust their driving to the current road conditions. I witnessed 6 vehicles out of 8 fishtail in 2cm (at max) of slush while turning from a red light a few weeks ago.

These are the morons that are wrapping their audi's around lightpoles because they think they can drive as they normally do, which is probably really ****** in the first place.
 
unfortunately, you can't legislate out stupidity.
 
Nothing more frustrating than the "early bird who catches the worm" who has all season tires on his/her car and has to leave 8 hours early to make into work on time. Drives slower than i can walk.

Get the **** off the roads ya cheap bastard.
 
Winter tires are like insurance. Sure you can drive without insurance (eventhough it's illegal) but if you get into an accident with someone else you'll be damn well wishing you did have insurance.
Sure you can drive without winter tires, but what happens if on the one day it does snow you wrap your vehicle around a telephone pole? I'm sure you'll be damn well wishing you had winters on.
Same logic applies to wearing full gear; people who wear full gear aren't hoping they crash. They're damn well hoping they don't crash, but they wear full gear ***just in case they do.***
 
Boring drive today with AWD and Blizzaks. I was hoping for more snow on the ground...
 
Out today and I will say I see the problem. There are people out there "equipped" to be out there and then there are people that can't get up small hills and/or driving at 5kph and sliding all over the place.

Maybe what we should do here is, if there is a winter storm warning you are NOT allowed on the road without winter tires (or have some other special alert-winter tire alert), any other day you are OK. I am not saying they have to go mount the tires because of the warning, I am saying if you choose to not get winters you stay off the road on days like today. Last winter you would have had no issues, this you would have had to park the car a few days...

We may need to make some minor changes to how we issues warnings but it may be a workable solution. If you are already at work well tough, get another way home or get a hotel.

Cops could stop people who are obviously struggling and check the tires, the can also ticket at accidents....
 
Maybe they should make these mandatory at least.

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So many cars in the rhubarb patch this morning it was rediculous, and all wheel drive wont help you stop you crazy bighaired cow that parked up the ML350 benz on the concrete median in front of me, slow the F down and put down the phone, screaming into the phone wont straighten out the slide.

The look of "how the hell did that happen " is priceless, how'd it happen? you had wide tread low profiles that would stick like poop on a wool blanket in august, not so much today.
 
Too much superiority in this thread. Kind of like when the leafs win a hockey games yet still don't make the play offs. Enjoy your day at work "snow tire people". After all you need to the extra money to pay for those one day use tires. Me and the rest of the All Seasons are taking the day off. I'm sure the roads will be plowed by dinnertime.
 
killerkeith said:
Too much superiority in this thread. Kind of like when the leafs win a hockey games yet still don't make the play offs. Enjoy your day at work "snow tire people". After all you need to the extra money to pay for those one day use tires. Me and the rest of the All Seasons are taking the day off. I'm sure the roads will be plowed by dinnertime.
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Today, I have done both...all seasoning and going to work! LOL

However my wife's lightweight RWD Dakota wouldn't even move without snows or very good all seasons and a ton of weight in it......drove it this am with the Yko Geolander snows on it....what an awesome snowtire. No wonder it's the tire of choice for maniacs that drive across Siberia for ***** and giggles.
 
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killerkeith said:
Too much superiority in this thread. Kind of like when the leafs win a hockey games yet still don't make the play offs. Enjoy your day at work "snow tire people". After all you need to the extra money to pay for those one day use tires. Me and the rest of the All Seasons are taking the day off. I'm sure the roads will be plowed by dinnertime.
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Ironic says the owner of a one day a year snow blower.
 
killerkeith said:
Too much superiority in this thread. Kind of like when the leafs win a hockey games yet still don't make the play offs. Enjoy your day at work "snow tire people". After all you need to the extra money to pay for those one day use tires. Me and the rest of the All Seasons are taking the day off. I'm sure the roads will be plowed by dinnertime.
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Took my brothers truck in to work, has all seasons, made it in fine. Adjust for the conditions, regardless.
Some yahoo in his Jeep Cherokee with what looked like winter's (Steely rims, etc), was a little aggressive and plowed into the TTC shelter down the street from work. doofus.
 
killerkeith said:
Too much superiority in this thread. Kind of like when the leafs win a hockey games yet still don't make the play offs. Enjoy your day at work "snow tire people". After all you need to the extra money to pay for those one day use tires. Me and the rest of the All Seasons are taking the day off. I'm sure the roads will be plowed by dinnertime.
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Can you explain why owning snow tires is an additional expense?

Also, plenty of your fellow All Seasons tried to go to work and got stuck at a red light.

Enjoy not getting paid today ;-)
 
Not everyone on all seasons is a moron driver in the winter.
I've made it just fine with mine in a 390hp RWD pickup. Sure, I've used the 4wd a few times but I understand it does nothing for slowing me down and very little for turning.
And with where I live, we get more snow more often, the roads don't get plowed the same and it's been colder than -20 most days. In December I was back home and was passing on the 401 while others with snows were in the ditch. Experience plays a lot in dealing with winter weather. Do winter tires work? Obviously, I know it makes a huge difference and will have a set next winter. Me having all seasons doesn't make me an idiot.
I see just as many horrible drivers with snows as I do with all seasons. There is an advanced winter driving course at TMP, more people should take that.
I think of you stay on summers and forked out the cash for those and keep them on in the winter you're asking for a bad day.
 
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