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AchillesDev t1_izv2pte wrote

Reply to comment by Triumph790 in Just a slight flurry and everything goes red by questionname

It has nothing to do with the snow accumulation (there isn’t much) and everything to do with the roads not being treated yet and the temps being low enough for ice to form pretty easily.

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Triumph790 t1_izv4van wrote

The chemical compounds in snow tires keep the rubber softer in cold temperatures and help improve traction, cornering, and stopping on ice (as well as snow). I can guarantee folks would have better control of their vehicles this evening if they had a good snow tire. They just work. It’s the reason Quebec requires them by law - prior to making them mandatory I recall they conducted a study that found something like 80% of winter accidents were caused by the small percentage of drivers who didn’t use them.

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