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Winter Tyres
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We may not be in for the hard winter 2010 where it dropped to -20 in some parts of the country, although you can never be sure!
Cold weather tyres although are law in some Northern European countries, here in the UK they are not, although more and more people are starting to realise how important they really are – even in the UK.
Winter tyres are designed to provide more grip, and a higher level of safety in cold weather. Below are 7 reasons you might want to consider swapping to cold weather tyres.
1) Cold Weather Tyres are NOT SNOW TYRES!
One of the most common reasons we hear as to why cold weather tyres aren't needed in the UK is because we don't get enough snow. Cold weather tyres are designed to be more effective than regular tyres in any temperature under 7c (44f) on any type of road. Cold weather tyres are designed with a larger percentage of natural rubber and silica in the compound which doesn't harden up as much as synthetic rubber in cold conditions.
2) Cold weather tyres really work
Tirerack tested the Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 winter tyre against the Bridgestone RE050A ultra high performance summer tyre in icy conditions. From just 10mph the winter tyre stopped in 6.4 metres, while the summer tyre needed more than twice the distance to stop at over 14 metres. Imagine the difference from 30 mph.
3) Cold weather tyres could save you money.
Modern cars have big alloys and expensive wide low profile tyres. Once the small outlay of a set of steel rims has been made, cold weather tyres are often cheaper because of their smaller size. While you're driving on cold weather tyres, you’re not wearing out your expensive summer tyres, thus saving you money.
4) ABS doesn't stop your car any quicker
Another false-truth we hear a lot is cold weather tyres aren't needed thanks to ABS. ABS was designed to allow steering control to be retained while in an emergency situation and will not stop you any quicker in low grip situations.
5) Cold weather tyres are as comfortable as summer tyres
Yet another myth is a loss of ride comfort, or extra noise thanks to cold weather tyres. The truth is modern cold weather tyres are as every bit as comfortable as summer tyres, sometimes more so thanks to an increased profile.
6) Avoiding other people on the road
The number of accidents caused by wet conditions increases in winter by 267%. Give yourself a chance of avoiding someone else's incident by fitting cold weather tyres.
7) Cars have changed
It's no secret modern cars have gained a little weight, in fact a MK5 Golf is almost twice the weight of a MK1 Golf. With all that extra weight comes added inertia when trying to change directions or slow down, which gives the tyres much more work to do.
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