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Why four snow tires not 2?

Laura Hasney - Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Indisputably – four! If you install only two winter tires on the front towing wheels, you risk ending up with low grip vehicle, especially on turns. For example, on left turn because of the low traction of the summer tires with the surface, the back part of the car reels to the right (and opposite), resulting many times going out of the roadway.






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Are you wearing sneakers in the snow or winter boots? How about your car?

Laura Hasney - Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Are you wearing sneakers in the snow or winter boots?

If your car has all-season tires it could be like wearing sneakers. It is possible to walk down a snowy, icy sidewalk wearing sneakers--but it's a lot easier and safer to do it in proper boots.All-season tires are designed to cope with all sorts of conditions, including dry roads and rain, but are not optimized for any one condition. They are generally made from harder materials that don't conform to the road surface as well in low temperatures. Snow tires have tread patterns specifically designed to dig down and bite into snow and ice, plus they are made from softer rubber compounds that retain their flexibility in cold weather, allowing the tire to better conform to the surface of the road.

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Tuesday Tire Tip

Laura Hasney - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

3 main things to consider before buying winter tires

1. Your vehicle
2. Where you live
3. Your commute (if any)

Buying tires should be about buying the tires that fit your driving and your vehicle. Living up on a big hill may mean snow tires or studded snows if it is for a sales person who travels through the snow but if it is for a retiree that can wait out the bad travel and hit the roads after the plows have come through a good all-season could be fine. Talk to a tire professional before you decide to purchase.
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Your car wearing sneakers or snow boots for tires?

Laura Hasney - Tuesday, January 18, 2011



Are you wearing sneakers in the snow or winter boots?

If your car has all-season tires it could be like wearing sneakers. It is possible to walk down a snowy, icy sidewalk wearing sneakers--but it's a lot easier and safer to do it in proper boots.

All-season tires are designed to cope with all sorts of conditions, including dry roads and rain, but are not optimized for any one condition. They are generally made from harder materials that don't conform to the road surface as well in low temperatures. 

Snow tires have tread patterns specifically designed to dig down and bite into snow and ice, plus they are made from softer rubber compounds that retain their flexibility in cold weather, allowing the tire to better conform to the surface of the road.
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Snow tires make winter safer!

Laura Hasney - Monday, December 27, 2010
 When it comes to driving in winter conditions, the right equipment means winter tires.


How do winter tires work?
Winter tires or snow tires, are manufactured specifically to gain traction in less than favorable weather, that is, when there's plenty of stuff under your car that's not road. Most substances that can mean loss of traction work against your car in pretty much the same way; by getting between your tire and the road, which means the spin of your tire is expended on moving the mud, snow or rain instead of "moving" the road. The way to combat this is by using tires with specially designed grooves that trace diagonally from the middle of the tire's tread towards its outer edges. As your tire presses down onto the driving surface, it forces the mud or snow into those groves and out towards the edges of your tire, ensuring that more of the flat, raised parts of your tire are gripping the road. The more of your tire that is in direct contact with the road, the more traction you get and the safer your drive will be.
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