Minty JL
Well-Known Member
Sounds like people driving beyond their skillset(s).Every time we get a light dusting of snow on the roads, I see at least three 4x4s in the ditch, and usually when I drive past it looks like they had MT tires (you can tell by the absence of siping in the tread blocks). The only reason no one knows it's a big deal is that no one collects statistics about type of tire equipped in winter car accidents.
Summer tires and M/T tires are both terrifying in light snow. Which is why manufacturers of these types of tires explicitly warn you not to drive in light snow (or any snow, in the case of summer tires).
I'm from Maine and have spent most of my life on the east coast VA to ME and I have never had a problem with M/Ts in the snow. I drove my racetruck to work last December in the snow (4") on Z Rated tires (with no traction control(deleted), 5 spd with stage 1 clutch and locker.....I didn't die, kill anyone or crash. Its call throttle modulation.
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