Winter can cause a lot of havoc in the traffic, with a lot of traffic accidents. When people decide to drive their vehicles regardless of what tires they have on them, there can easily be problems if there is snow and ice. When you drive in winter conditions all vehicles Read more…
When you are planning to purchase a new set of tires you should learn a bit about tires and why some tires are better than others and what tire options that you have. Tire selection will depend on what type of vehicle you have, what weather conditions you will experience Read more…
The advantage of premium tires is that they constantly improve and develop their tire technology to help deal with dangerous situations like slushplaning. Most premium tires will incorporate some technology to prevent or reduce the risk of it, but no tires can completely eliminate the risk. This is why it’s Read more…
One of the trickiest weather situations as the spring approaches is the slush that is created when the snow is melting and you get a mixture of snow and water. Slush is difficult as you will still need to have the properties of snow tires or winter tires, which they Read more…
When it comes to winter tires, they have actually passed stringent tests to achieve approval so that they can be used during winter conditions. This is symbolized by the severe service emblem aka snowflake (3PMSF) symbol. This is different than the M+S marking that you sometimes can see on tires Read more…
By default, winter tires should be approved for winter use, but it is always safer to check it is really the case. Winter approved tires should have a severe service emblem that shows a mountaintop with 3 peaks with a snowflake inside it. This is also commonly referred as Alpine-symbol Read more…
Winter tires come both as studded and non-studded tires. Do non-studded tires suffice for winter weather? The truth is that non-studded tires are effective in most winter conditions. This is not only due to the new innovations in tire manufacturing which allow non-studded tires to perform similarly to studded tires, Read more…
Excellent grip on snow and ice is basically what you want from your winter tires or snow tires. This is basically what makes winter tires appropriate for winter use versus using tires that are not able to provide sufficient grip. The studded tires are best known for having the best Read more…