Winter tyres are necessary if you have winter weather


Summer tyres

Since it is not safe to drive without winter tyres when you have winter weather, using them should not be optional. Driving with summer tyres in winter conditions is associated with great danger both for you and everyone in your car in addition to all the others that are around you while you drive. You can’t expect to have any grip or traction when you drive with summer tyres and it might be that you can’t get your car to stop once you approach a crossing.

The trick is not only to have the correct tyres mounted, but it is just as important that you have them mounted before the winter weather arrives. You do of course have the option to use all-weather tyres that allow for all year round driving, so that you are always ready for the winter weather as these tyres, if they are winter approved, will work just as good on dry summer roads s snowy winter roads. They provide convenience as well as safety for all conditions. The best thing is that you are never caught with the wrong tyres, which can easily happen when the winter weather comes very unexpectedly.

Summer tyres are great for the conditions that are present during the summer, but as soon as the temperature drops below zero degrees they lose most of the good properties and the winter tyres become the best choice for safe driving. When it then comes to snow and ice, the summer tyres have very little to provide in these conditions. They can’t provide almost any grip on ice and on snow they don’t have the correct tread pattern to handle snow.

This is where the dedicated winter tyres come into play. You will need either studded tyres or non-studded tyres. Both these tyres are able to provide you with excellent grip and control during winter conditions. The studded tyres are a bit better on ice as the metal studs provide excellent grip on ice. On snow it is down to the tread pattern to provide the grip. The better quality tyres that you choose, the better performance you can expect out of the tyres.

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