Should we be using winter tyres in the UK?

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Originally Posted by Hazell B

Exactly which part of my post mentioned north and south? :rolleyes:

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It's just understood Hazell :)

I'm not saying winter tyres are a waste of money. I think that the problems would be reduced to a greater extent if everyone knew how to drive in the snow properly. Just look at the amount of people who try and set off in first gear spinning the wheels like crazy and revving up the engine. If I was given a pound everytime I saw people using the wrong gears in conditions like these I'd be able to buy all forum members their own set of winter tyres. :p

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

As said before, I think improved driving skills would help far more than winter tyres.

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You'd see the huge difference if you had winter tyres, but you're spot on when you say driving skills are the first (and biggest) step to getting about in ice or snow. Skill has to be 70% of it, tyres the rest I guess.

Not saying I'm a skillful driver more than anyone else, it's just that I had motorbikes and horses for years, so I just know the surface dangers better after being so exposed to danger before driving a large tin box. If I hadn't learned fast on bikes, I'd have a few more scars than I do now :p : The horses in snow taught me to easily feel packed snow to ice, etc, as horses make very tough stilts under their hooves in snow - then simply fall over! My mare did it today just in the field. Bloody funny when you're watching, not so funny when you're under them.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

It's just understood Hazell :)

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Not by me, it isn't.

I was talking about dunces in the town where I live and York, actually.

People definitely need more knowledge of snow driving. The road outside my flat was gridlocked all day - perfectly clear but full of people in first gear using a billion revs to get nowhere. Going to be great tomorrow when it hasn't been gritted :s

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

I'm not saying winter tyres are a waste of money. I think that the problems would be reduced to a greater extent if everyone knew how to drive in the snow properly. :p

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I think both are important, every year the first situations comes always as surprise.

Winter tyres would really be usefull in the uk because we have had snow for over 3 weeks snow.

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Originally Posted by Langdale Forest

Winter tyres would really be usefull in the uk because we have had snow for over 3 weeks snow.

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So spend a few hundred quid for tires that may not see snow for the next two winters.....there is the quandary. Hey, I thought global warming was going to make snowfall in the UK and Western Europe a moot point?

The big problem is that almost all two wheel-drive cars are useless in the snow.

Equally there are those with 4wd that think they are invincible. After all, having a 4wd won't help you stop any better. One of my mates got a Range Rover on Saturday. I fully expect him to prang it before the snow melts purely because I think it will go to his head.