No snow where I am but part of the problem these days is the tyres fitted to normal cars. Pretty much everything has low profile summer sports tread tyres, and they are the worst thing ever. I never knew Ashgate Road was on a hill till i had an MSport BMW back in the day that got stuck at The Crispin.
If I still lived up north I'd be putting winter or all season tyres on any normal runabout to improve my chances in the bad weather. Winter are only really good in snow and below 7 degrees C but all season are a revelation - not just for grip to go, but steer and stop too...
ETA also traction control systems - if you are slipping on a small amount of snow, you need to let the wheel slip until it gets down to the tarmac. But traction control systems on modern cars stop it and so you lose momentum... learn where the off switch is (but put it back on again when moving
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This post has been edited by isleaiw1: 09 February 2024 - 01:08 AM
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