People massively underestimate the importance of winter tires. Performance summer tires : near ZERO grip in snow/ice. Extremely dangerous in these conditions. All season tires: depends on the specific tire and conditions, could be manageable, could be bad. Definitely less than ideal though. All weather tires or winter tires (with 3 peak mountain snowflake): tires should be able to handle these conditions.
nice comment, thanks for bringing up all weather tires. I'd say my Kumho Solus HA32 performed better than winter tires, since I saw someone in front slipping in slushy snow on an unplowed street but I didn't slip at all lol, very happy with just a set of all weather tires + FWD, did not get stuck at all this winter with arctic outflow (over 9 inches of snowfall)
I live in a southern state. I have never changed tires in the wintertime. Neither has my family who live here. When it snows everything just shuts down. It is best to get home before it snows if you can.
@@marknc9616 Yeah, that makes a lot of sense for there: it combines knowing your vehicle/tire limits with optimizing for the conditions you encounter 99% of the time. When I lived in California, I never touched winter tires. (It's different now; I live in northeast US.) I was a lot less knowledgeable back then in California and almost get myself into an accident once going over the Donner pass in a snowstorm because I didn't fully appreciate tire/condition limits. I *thought* I was being ultra conservative (regular snow driving experience from skiing, huge following distance, and 4wd but wider wheels and lighter vehicle) going about 35 mph, single file up I-80, then the vehicle in front of me slid out on some ice/snow. I started braking and a few seconds later I slid out going sideways too.... I managed to avoid sliding into them but with all the following distance I JUST barely avoided hitting them with what limited steering & braking control I had. It wouldn't have been a bad accident, but sliding into someone in a snowstorm could have been a colossal mess. It was an illuminating moment going from seemingly manageable grip to what felt like an ice rink... Anyway, I now appreciate there's a lot more complexity to tires and conditions.
8 year old video showing up on my feed with only 21 comments. Make it 22 now! Btw, I had a Camry v6 front wheel drive during the ‘95 winter season in NJ that had a few major snow storms. Never had an issue with traction. The key is to having a good set of all season tires and properly inflated. Oh, and knowing how to drive.
i'd like to reply to the 22nd comment on this video just because. also, that's a good last point; knowing how to drive and making wise decisions is the best way to defeat the elements. one time I made it over a closed mountain pass in a standard chevy aveo. they closed the pass after i had already entered and my only option was to either stop in place or finish the pass; and i didn't want to stop because someone could hit into me. i had to drive about 3mph the entire way but it was possible in the end! cheers.
Hi. I Europe we use winter tires. So each year we twice change tires. In my city with many hills I cannot image driving w/o winter tires. I have 4x4 and once I tried driving on the snow road on summer tires. It was very dangerous - so AWD doesn't help. Only winter tires help. Unfortunately it's recommended to buy new winter tires each a couple of years. It seems in USA it's not common to use winter tires.
Thats why always invest in a branded winter tires for most vehicle even Rear or Fwd. always buy branded all season tires for Awd vehicles. And always check your tire thread when winter is coming. Change your tire when the threads are almost no more.
I find it baffling that in America it's not a legal requirement to have winter tires in winter. If you have no winter tires, you have no business on the road in winter conditions, it's as simple as that. Absolutely crazy idea to drive in snow without winter tires.
2WD vehicles are harder to get through snow. There’s only one axle trying to propel the vehicle forward. So when driving on slippery surfaces at higher speeds that’s why it’s more high risk of loosing control because when that one tire looses traction the vehicle goes where ever.
Not really, what you want is winter tires. Sure AWD will handle better but as long as you use winter tires and some caution winter isn't a problem, even with rwd. Preferably you'd have studded tires if legal in your region.
I wanted my next new vehicle to have AWD After 9 months of owning that AWD base model I wanted something more fancy but with more power which is why I bought myself the Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T for turbo AWD. It comes with a lot of bells and whistles and full of safety features. Excellent in snow and rain 👍🏽👍🏽 One of the safety features like lane assist is when the vehicle keeps you in your lane. One day I dropped my phone while driving and tried to reach for it without paying attention and didn’t realize my car was drifting out of lane into a semi truck. So my vehicle corrected itself feeling like some pushing me sideways back into my lane. 😁 Basically the vehicle will not let me merge into someone someone if their on the side of me
Lmao everyone saying winter tires is a weirdo. The tires are slipping and then stopping because of “traction control” turn it off and go. Never bought winter tires in my life cause never needed them
@@thegreatrelease4539 you can at that when you've actually driven in winter conditions, because I just don't believe it. With only a little snow I'll sometimes lose traction, and that's with winter tires on a flat surface.
It’s difficult to change tires and spend money for most people just for a few days of winter a year. This is why I bought all weather tires with the three peak symbol
People massively underestimate the importance of winter tires.
Performance summer tires : near ZERO grip in snow/ice. Extremely dangerous in these conditions.
All season tires: depends on the specific tire and conditions, could be manageable, could be bad. Definitely less than ideal though.
All weather tires or winter tires (with 3 peak mountain snowflake): tires should be able to handle these conditions.
I got some crossclimate 2s which are all weather with the 3 peak excited to see them in the winter
nice comment, thanks for bringing up all weather tires. I'd say my Kumho Solus HA32 performed better than winter tires, since I saw someone in front slipping in slushy snow on an unplowed street but I didn't slip at all lol, very happy with just a set of all weather tires + FWD, did not get stuck at all this winter with arctic outflow (over 9 inches of snowfall)
thanks for the tooltips
I live in a southern state. I have never changed tires in the wintertime. Neither has my family who live here. When it snows everything just shuts down. It is best to get home before it snows if you can.
@@marknc9616 Yeah, that makes a lot of sense for there: it combines knowing your vehicle/tire limits with optimizing for the conditions you encounter 99% of the time. When I lived in California, I never touched winter tires. (It's different now; I live in northeast US.)
I was a lot less knowledgeable back then in California and almost get myself into an accident once going over the Donner pass in a snowstorm because I didn't fully appreciate tire/condition limits.
I *thought* I was being ultra conservative (regular snow driving experience from skiing, huge following distance, and 4wd but wider wheels and lighter vehicle) going about 35 mph, single file up I-80, then the vehicle in front of me slid out on some ice/snow. I started braking and a few seconds later I slid out going sideways too.... I managed to avoid sliding into them but with all the following distance I JUST barely avoided hitting them with what limited steering & braking control I had. It wouldn't have been a bad accident, but sliding into someone in a snowstorm could have been a colossal mess. It was an illuminating moment going from seemingly manageable grip to what felt like an ice rink...
Anyway, I now appreciate there's a lot more complexity to tires and conditions.
The ambulance was showing off, sounding the alarm!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
rear wheel drive ambulance made it no problem.....hahah
Was definitely spinning tho
8 year old video showing up on my feed with only 21 comments. Make it 22 now! Btw, I had a Camry v6 front wheel drive during the ‘95 winter season in NJ that had a few major snow storms. Never had an issue with traction. The key is to having a good set of all season tires and properly inflated. Oh, and knowing how to drive.
i'd like to reply to the 22nd comment on this video just because. also, that's a good last point; knowing how to drive and making wise decisions is the best way to defeat the elements. one time I made it over a closed mountain pass in a standard chevy aveo. they closed the pass after i had already entered and my only option was to either stop in place or finish the pass; and i didn't want to stop because someone could hit into me. i had to drive about 3mph the entire way but it was possible in the end! cheers.
Hi. I Europe we use winter tires. So each year we twice change tires. In my city with many hills I cannot image driving w/o winter tires. I have 4x4 and once I tried driving on the snow road on summer tires. It was very dangerous - so AWD doesn't help. Only winter tires help. Unfortunately it's recommended to buy new winter tires each a couple of years.
It seems in USA it's not common to use winter tires.
Thats why always invest in a branded winter tires for most vehicle even Rear or Fwd. always buy branded all season tires for Awd vehicles. And always check your tire thread when winter is coming. Change your tire when the threads are almost no more.
I thought this video was about life and that uphill struggle
don't cheap out on your tires friends
One word winter tires
100% you'd drive up that like it was nothing.
I find it baffling that in America it's not a legal requirement to have winter tires in winter. If you have no winter tires, you have no business on the road in winter conditions, it's as simple as that. Absolutely crazy idea to drive in snow without winter tires.
Still will do better with winter tires
@Carlton McCartney winter tires for all cars, bring sandbags for traction
That's 2 words.
2WD vehicles are harder to get through snow.
There’s only one axle trying to propel the vehicle forward. So when driving on slippery surfaces at higher speeds that’s why it’s more high risk of loosing control because when that one tire looses traction the vehicle goes where ever.
Not really, what you want is winter tires. Sure AWD will handle better but as long as you use winter tires and some caution winter isn't a problem, even with rwd. Preferably you'd have studded tires if legal in your region.
rwd in the snow takes finesse
Snow is gods cocaine
My RWD Infiniti with Blizzaks would have pushed right up that hill
Oh gravity, wants to bring me down…
thats what happens when i drive my car uphill in the summer
Improper tires
I wanted my next new vehicle to have AWD
After 9 months of owning that AWD base model
I wanted something more fancy but with more power which is why I bought myself the Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T for turbo AWD.
It comes with a lot of bells and whistles and full of safety features. Excellent in snow and rain
👍🏽👍🏽
One of the safety features like lane assist is when the vehicle keeps you in your lane.
One day I dropped my phone while driving and tried to reach for it without paying attention and didn’t realize my car was drifting out of lane into a semi truck.
So my vehicle corrected itself feeling like some pushing me sideways back into my lane. 😁
Basically the vehicle will not let me merge into someone someone if their on the side of me
@Carlton McCartney word
Lmao everyone saying winter tires is a weirdo. The tires are slipping and then stopping because of “traction control” turn it off and go. Never bought winter tires in my life cause never needed them
You probably have never driven in cold climate, otherwise you would understand the value of winter tyres.
@@Dr00pyy 🤣🤣 lived in Erie pa for 20 years. 7 feet of snow in 3 days.
But no grades. Come to Switzerland and try a snowy hill without winter tires then
@@andyb4796 wrong again.
@@thegreatrelease4539 you can at that when you've actually driven in winter conditions, because I just don't believe it. With only a little snow I'll sometimes lose traction, and that's with winter tires on a flat surface.
This is the world's wealthiest country yet they don't use winter tires 😱
Even Russia has figured out the importance of winter tires, even Russia....
It’s difficult to change tires and spend money for most people just for a few days of winter a year. This is why I bought all weather tires with the three peak symbol
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kinds like my in laws
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I hate Winter.
this is why i live in south east Texas i dont like that white stuff
This video was made before global warming
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