What do you think about....

[deleted user 837354]

Folk absolutely insisting on using the roads in the recent weather 'because I have winter tyres on'??

I've never bought the fudging things and the only problem I have ever had on snow is finding my route blocked by other vehicles that were on their roof or stuck in hedges etc.

Generally of the opinion that work can wait whilst my safety is a priority.

 

[FarmerFrank88]

If you've got half a brain you should be able to drive anywhere on any road in the snow and ice. If you require specific tyres you should probably learn how to drive. Often the problem is that many people have never driven on slippery surfaces whereas farmers are used to it and know what to do on ice and snow

 

[vantage]

Not sure about insisting, but those winter tyres are good, look on YouTube for evidence. If you have to go out, eg a vet, then they are a good idea.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Winter tyres are a good job. I always put them on front of wifes car as theyr much safer

 

[Thomas Simpson]

Some of these all weather tyres are supposed to be good in the snow and are not a full on snow tyre.

 

[Robt]

Most of us have to travel, over the last week i have seen more than one farmer stuck in snow. I got stuck in snow but thats because my pickup has monstrous 20'' wheels and road sport rubber.
Winter tyres may also stop YOUR car sliding into my stationary vehicle on a hill.
I take it someone has upset you!

 

[robbie]

I don't think it's winter tyres that the problem it's just bloody idiots behind the wheel that cause the problems, you see it time and again a car driving to the conditions but because they're not doing 60 the dozen cars behind all bunch up as if the road was dry.

Then you've got the ones who think that just because there car has traction control/stability control/ snow mode they can drive normally and corner the same.

Theres enough bits of car laying on the verges, hedges and bends around here to build another car and we didn't get bugger all snow.

I've come to the conclusion that the populatio is just thick now days!!!!

 

[Kevtherev]

I just take the caterpillar and barge my way through last time I scratched @Cab-over Pete allegro.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Yes you did, you bell chuffing end.

Mind you, it saved the petrol for the 6 miles you pushed me.

 

[e5c0rt.mk1]

 

[Aftermaths]

It's almost impossible to impress on people how much better winter tyres really are in cold conditions, never mind winter ones. They are a softer rubber compound, and definitely will be the difference between life and death should an emergency stop be required. Remember, that even captain fantastic the hero of the highway isn't clairvoyant, and since the tyres preform better and wear just the same (thus no additional cost) there is no justifiable reason not to fit them.
Winter tyres should be mandatory from mid October till April.

 

[vinnie123]

Pretty sure in Romania it’s compulsory to fit winter tyres( in winter)

 

[ARW]

A few years ago we came up to a huge line of cars waiting to go up a hill, after 10 mins of nothing happening we decided to go and see what’s going on, we walk up past about 40 cars of people doing nothing to find a distressed lady in her Chelsea tractor full of snotty sprogs stuck on the icy hill. She would stamp on the throttle, it would spin and creep down the hill, I told her to drive very slow and we will push her, got her going and away, the cars behind start to follow, then next car is a panicking man, he sets off nicely then revs it flat out in 1st, he instantly stops on the hill, shouts “ahhhhhhhhhhh” puts his handbrake on and hazards and shouts he is stuck! We start waving cars past him. After half an hour of this crap we walked back to our old Fiat punto and I set off and passed them all stuck on the hill ticking over in 2nd.

 

[Sheep]

Pretty sure in Romania it’s compulsory to fit winter tyres( in winter)

It is compulsory in Germany in winter conditions. Recommended from October to Easter.

 

[deleted user 837354]

A few years ago we came up to a huge line of cars waiting to go up a hill, after 10 mins of nothing happening we decided to go and see what’s going on, we walk up past about 40 cars of people doing nothing to find a distressed lady in her Chelsea tractor full of snotty sprogs stuck on the icy hill. She would stamp on the throttle, it would spin and creep down the hill, I told her to drive very slow and we will push her, got her going and away, the cars behind start to follow, then next car is a panicking man, he sets off nicely then revs it flat out in 1st, he instantly stops on the hill, shouts “ahhhhhhhhhhh” puts his handbrake on and hazards and shouts he is stuck! We start waving cars past him. After half an hour of this crap we walked back to our old Fiat punto and I set off and passed them all stuck on the hill ticking over in 2nd.

I take back what I said about you: you really are a helpful guy after all.

 

[jimred]

Folk absolutely insisting on using the roads in the recent weather 'because I have winter tyres on'??

I've never bought the fudging things and the only problem I have ever had on snow is finding my route blocked by other vehicles that were on their roof or stuck in hedges etc.

Generally of the opinion that work can wait whilst my safety is a priority.

Think a hard winter living around 1000ft in north off the beaten track and you'd soon change your mind about winter tyres.

 

[ARW]

I take back what I said about you: you really are a helpful guy after all.

With selfish tendencies, I wanted to get on!

 

[deleted user 837354]

Think a hard winter living around 1000ft in north off the beaten track and you'd soon change your mind about winter tyres.

I don't live there, I've lived on Exmoor and coped just fine in a relatively regular saloon on Toyo Proxes though. If it snows, I generally wait until daylight and about 9-10 am when the carnage has passed and I can tootle out following the mashed snow and pass crashed BMWs more readily in daylight. And that is if I even need to go out. We're in a national lockdown and the police were warning people not to travel, funnily enough I did not hop into a BMW X6 on low profile rubber band tyres thinking it would be a great idea to fudge around on the public highway in conditions I have no experience of.

 

[Lincsman]

Most of the "part worns" sold here are the take offs of summer tyres in countries that insist on winter tyres be fitted in Oct, most wont save one with 4mm to put back on in the spring.

 

[DeeGee]

If you've got half a brain you should be able to drive anywhere on any road in the snow and ice. If you require specific tyres you should probably learn how to drive. Often the problem is that many people have never driven on slippery surfaces whereas farmers are used to it and know what to do on ice and snow

Not quite true to be honest: I like to think I can drive on most surfaces etc, but modern standard tyres fitted to most cars these days with wide wheels and hard rubber compound just will not grip effectively on ice or in snow.

I fully agree that too many haven’t a clue how to drive on ice and snow, especially those with enormous Chelsea tractors on Grand Prix tyres who think they can go anywhere at any speed- until they need to stop and find themselves hurtling along out of control in a two tonne toboggan.