Longer Tire Life
It goes without saying, but hey--it's worth a mention. Swapping to a set of winter tires will extend the life of your all-season rubber, while it sits the season out in your garage. This can help offset the up-front cost of your winter tires. Many drivers prefer to mount their winter tires on a set of black steel wheels, and leave the gleaming factory alloys away from the salt and sand.
Enhanced Safety System Functionality
Never before have automobiles worked so hard to keep drivers and their families safe. Today, highly advanced stability control systems, braking control systems and even hazard-detection features like pre-collision auto-braking are becoming more common.
Remember--antilock brakes, electronic brakeforce distribution, traction assist and stability control systems don't make traction. They simply help maximize the use of traction that's available. Provide these systems with more physical grip by installing winter tires, and they'll work better at keeping you and yours safe.
Thirty Feet
In most driving situations, thirty feet isn't a major distance.
It's about as long as a pair of Ford Focuses. The distance across a small intersection. At the highway speed limit, you're covering thirty feet 3 times per second.
But, when you've got to stop for a red light at a busy intersection covered in snow and ice, that thirty feet becomes a very, very big deal. Thankfully, a
decent set of winter tires can easily slash 30 feet or more from your stopping distances on snow-- possibly making the difference between avoiding and entering an accident.
It Could be the Law
Depending on the province you live and drive in, riding on a set of winter tires could be the law. In Quebec, winter tires are mandatory. In BC, driving in certain regions requires vehicles to be equipped with winter tires or tire chains on board. Each province regulates the use of winter tires differently--so be sure to check with yours before heading out in the snow.
It goes without saying, but hey--it's worth a mention. Swapping to a set of winter tires will extend the life of your all-season rubber, while it sits the season out in your garage. This can help offset the up-front cost of your winter tires. Many drivers prefer to mount their winter tires on a set of black steel wheels, and leave the gleaming factory alloys away from the salt and sand.
Enhanced Safety System Functionality
Never before have automobiles worked so hard to keep drivers and their families safe. Today, highly advanced stability control systems, braking control systems and even hazard-detection features like pre-collision auto-braking are becoming more common.
Remember--antilock brakes, electronic brakeforce distribution, traction assist and stability control systems don't make traction. They simply help maximize the use of traction that's available. Provide these systems with more physical grip by installing winter tires, and they'll work better at keeping you and yours safe.
Thirty Feet
In most driving situations, thirty feet isn't a major distance.
It's about as long as a pair of Ford Focuses. The distance across a small intersection. At the highway speed limit, you're covering thirty feet 3 times per second.
But, when you've got to stop for a red light at a busy intersection covered in snow and ice, that thirty feet becomes a very, very big deal. Thankfully, a
decent set of winter tires can easily slash 30 feet or more from your stopping distances on snow-- possibly making the difference between avoiding and entering an accident.
It Could be the Law
Depending on the province you live and drive in, riding on a set of winter tires could be the law. In Quebec, winter tires are mandatory. In BC, driving in certain regions requires vehicles to be equipped with winter tires or tire chains on board. Each province regulates the use of winter tires differently--so be sure to check with yours before heading out in the snow.
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