Take Precautions This Winter

With the advent of all-season and advanced traction control tires, most consumers simply don’t change their tires seasonally anymore.  John McCormick of Autos Insider hopes this disturbing trend reverses.

All season tires are, by their very nature, designed to be a compromise. They do reasonably well in the heat of summer but do not give up all their grip capability in ultra-cold snowy conditions.

The problem with such a compromise is that all season tires simply cannot work as well as dedicated winter tires in sub-zero temperatures, when rubber designed for summer use turns hard and inflexible. Winter tires are engineered to remain compliant in bitter cold and have treads designed to cut through layers of snow or slush.

See Also

• Snow tires can be a lifesaving and money-saving move
  Winterize your vehicle this year