video repost: remember to buy winter tires

[Vette73]

For the video, the problem was ice and hills. You need chains/cables or studded tires in that situation. Nothing else would matter.

Of course, plowing the roads and putting down salt or other melting chemicals would have solved the problem.

IIRC that video was from a somewhere in Oregon which normally did not have that kind of weather so they were not prepared for it.

Here there is no need for snow tires because we have tons of plows out and manage the road conditions. And if there is so much that driving becomes impossible like in the video, you simply don't go to work or go anywhere and go out and have fun by throwing snowballs or something.

Agreed. But as you can see some think snow tires = you can drive on anything and be safe. Same idiots I see in the ditchs with 4X4's and thinking thats all they need.

 

[jlee]

My Cont DWS would disagree. 😉

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1sudvLNNQ&feature=related

I'd like to see a straight-up comparison between those and a set of Hakkapeliittas. 😉

Truf.

I'm from California and had no problem driving in the snow when I moved to Oregon, even in my 2WD Honda with bald tires. You just have to use common sense, lay off the gas and plan your stops early.

Yeah, until you find a hill.

Or this:

😛

 

[Numenorean]

Agreed. But as you can see some think snow tires = you can drive on anything and be safe. Same idiots I see in the ditchs with 4X4's and thinking thats all they need.

Heh....engage 4-wheel slide!

Yeah I have a 4x4 but it doesn't make me invincible. I can get around in much deeper snow than most but if you got ice on the roads even that won't go anywhere.

I like counting cars that slide off the interstate during snows. Most of the time it's stupidity because people think that we have the plows and the deicer down that they can still drive 70MPH.

 

[lozina]

Agreed. But as you can see some think snow tires = you can drive on anything and be safe. Same idiots I see in the ditchs with 4X4's and thinking thats all they need.

Did you stop and check if those 4x4's had snow tires? Those are the people who think - oh I have 4x4 I can drive in anything. But they only have all season tires at best. 4x4 may help you accelerate in snow/ice but it sure as hell wont help you braking or taking turns.

Sure, chains and studded tires are even better, but for the conditions in that video I guarantee "winter tires" would have been sufficient. Think - walking on an icy road with your flat, hard fancy dress shoes on compared to walking on the road with say a pair of baffin boots (kind ice fishermen wear). Its a world of difference!

Of course even with winter tires you wont be driving like normal, you'll be going cautiously slow. But your traction in winter conditions even slush and ice are significantly improved, just like that video I posted proves

And it doesn;t come without its drawbacks - the winter tires are loud on dry pavement and due to its softer material wear out quickly

 

[Numenorean]

Did you stop and check if those 4x4's had snow tires? Those are the people who think - oh I have 4x4 I can drive in anything. But they only have all season tires at best. 4x4 may help you accelerate in snow/ice but it sure as hell wont help you braking or taking turns.

Sure, chains and studded tires are even better, but for the conditions in that video I guarantee "winter tires" would have been sufficient. Think - walking on an icy road with your flat, hard fancy dress shoes on compared to walking on the road with say a pair of baffin boots (kind ice fishermen wear). Its a world of difference!

Of course even with winter tires you wont be driving like normal, you'll be going cautiously slow. But your traction in winter conditions even slush and ice are significantly improved, just like that video I posted proves

And it doesn;t come without its drawbacks - the winter tires are loud on dry pavement and due to its softer material wear out quickly

Have you ever driven a 4x4? It certainly will help you in making turns, especially if it's RWD without 4x4 engaged.

 

[jlee]

Have you ever driven a 4x4? It certainly will help you in making turns, especially if it's RWD without 4x4 engaged.

Sounds like you're describing power-on oversteer, but did you just say 4x4 helps you turn if you're not using it....? 😕

 

[ViviTheMage]

what kind of magic all seasons are you using? i dont see many posters with this kind of experience

no magic, Continental ExtremeContact DWS on my A4, and I forget what the jeep has.

even when I had blizzaks, ice will fuck you up...but snow , all seasons were A-OK, even compared to the blizzaks.

 

[MacFatty]

2006 Ford F-150 4wd. I buy good All-Terrain tires (Firestone Destination A/T or comparable) and am yet to get stuck in the snow. I take off and stop with no problems. My driveway is steep and I have no troubles starting off on the hill and driving right out even when we had two feet of snow last winter. Truck goes like a tank even when it had the original General tires on it. 90% of driving is not being an idiot and knowing how to respond in the situation at hand.