By: Terry Alarie

Terry Alarie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:08:02 +0000

Well i do agree with you on your post here and that it is not the tires that makes the car but the driver. I have been all around ontario on all seasons in some of the worst conditions ever with no major problems. First off slow down, get off the celly and doing your makeup or eating breakfast and pay attention to what is in front of you. I also think there should be a new training for ABS that has thrown people off from the old brakes that lock up. I also had an older rear wheel drive car and always put weight in the trunk and oh yes ran all seasons. I worked in toronto for the past 10 years and never been in accident nor had problems. You are so right that people are going to get these tires on and think all is better like 4×4 drivers got 4 wheels i am invincable i can go anywhere and still go fast. Well i hope they do not pass this law but make smarter drivers who can learn to slow down and let the car sink back to the pavement and keep distance that is the key thing in the winter.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:07:00 +0000

Here in BC, batches of shallow-minded individuals are on another political campaign to make winter tires” law”. As with other knee-jerk reactions; they feel it will make roads safer in winter. Trust me, as a transportation worker, it will not. More drivers will venture out on snow covered roads, believing they are safer with snow tires, when it is the skill of the driver that actually matters. Crash! Young drivers, who often follow the example of other drivers, will believe they can drive on ice covered roads the same way they do in summer. Crash! Cars and trucks wrecked on every ice and snow covered corner. Snow tires do nothing to help slow down in poor conditions. Drivers most often get into trouble by their own actions, not the condition of the road, or vehicle equipment. Once they have had an accident, they blame everyone and anything, except their own behaviour. This starts at the accident and goes on into court. So, if you want more (not less) accidents in winter, just ensure that drivers believe they can drive any way they want with “snow” tires. This does not mean winter-rated tires do not have a purpose, individual drivers may need the extra traction, but most really do not and will only get a sense of false security by using them. If this were not true, we would already have a lot less accidents on our roads. After all, snow tires are not illegal.

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By: Terry Alarie

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