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Perfectlap · 01-29-2014, 04:20 PM

I was just thinking about this debate when I saw all those hundreds of stranded cars in Atlanta, dozens of accidents.... in a whopping 2 inches of snow. My guess is that nearly all were on all season tires.

A-all seasons in snow require a driver to have some skill, a job that would be a piece of cake in winter tires
B- all season tires are only marginally better than summer rubber once you hit ice patches. It's not really about the snow.
C- the Atlanta debacle underlines how quickly conditions can get away from what an all season can handle. A matter of minutes.

01-29-2014, 04:20 PM	#7
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	I was just thinking about this debate when I saw all those hundreds of stranded cars in Atlanta, dozens of accidents.... in a whopping 2 inches of snow. My guess is that nearly all were on all season tires. A-all seasons in snow require a driver to have some skill, a job that would be a piece of cake in winter tires B- all season tires are only marginally better than summer rubber once you hit ice patches. It's not really about the snow. C- the Atlanta debacle underlines how quickly conditions can get away from what an all season can handle. A matter of minutes. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 01-29-2014 at 04:22 PM.