If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

[VWSM]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

This is a plea from the rest of us that were smart and put winters on.
We dont want to watch you slide backwards down small hill and onramps.
We dont want to sit behind you at a light while you spin your wheels going nowhere
and we certainly dont want to push you out cause you're too lazy to put some real tires on.

You know the praries have snow and cold winters. Buy an appropriate tire

I think your British..Arrogant...
There is no plea from the rest of us.
Any good Calgarian would gladly get out and help.
Not everybody has your kind of mad money!! where the mass can go out and buy the tires you request.
This is life.. get used to it or enjoy our wonderful transit sytem.
Shame on you.

[eldo]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

this is probably one of the FEW things that I'll agree with our countries Frenchies about (Quebec).
our province should make winter tires mandatory. the end.

[Lars]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

this is probably one of the FEW things that I'll agree with our countries Frenchies about (Quebec).
our province should make winter tires mandatory. the end.

x2 I totaly agree

[vee_dubbin]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

Saw a black 911 turbo S, with winters on, just ripping through mount royal,

I saw this guy too on Country Hills. I had to do a double take..."Yep...It was a Porsche" He must have a Bugatti as his summer car...the bastard

[VWSM]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

this is probably one of the FEW things that I'll agree with our countries Frenchies about (Quebec).
our province should make winter tires mandatory. the end.

I agree and disagree..
Just because the tire is rated for winter does not mean it's better than some all seasons.
If your winter tire has a 400 plus rating you are basically running hockey pucks.

Urban x how's your view.

[RONDAL]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

I think your British..Arrogant...
There is no plea from the rest of us.
Any good Calgarian would gladly get out and help.
Not everybody has your kind of mad money!! where the mass can go out and buy the tires you request.
This is life.. get used to it or enjoy our wonderful transit sytem.
Shame on you.

i dont get it.
in one breath you say not everyone can afford tires....and in the next you say get used tot he transit system.

THATS THE F@CKING POINT.

if you cant afford to properly equip your vehicle for the conditions we have right now, and see every year, do us ALL a favor and stay home or take the bus. your poor ass sliding backwards down an onramp does none of us any good. And why the hell should i freeze my balls off in the cold pushing peoples cheap asses out, when they show no respect for the rest of us by going out with improper equipment. All people who refuse to take their summer tires off do, is put themselves, and the rest of us in danger by being reckless.

driving is a priviledge. not a right.
if you cant afford the proper stuff, dont drive, and take your advice and take the bus.


if someone was too poor to afford insurance, i'm sure you'd tell them to stay off the road. Why, because its soemthing you need to drive here. Well guess what, where we live, you need proper winter tires too.

[Lo)2enz0]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

I saw this guy too on Country Hills. I had to do a double take..."Yep...It was a Porsche" He must have a Bugatti as his summer car...the bastard

was that last night at like 7:45? I passed a 911 on sarcee.

[P Arkus]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

I will say one thing. As much as I support owning winter tires because they do make life that much easier, this whole thing about making them a law is horseshit. I drove 8 winters on all season tires (different tires, different vehicles, ALL OF THEM ALL SEASONS), and I have never had a single problem or accident. how is this you ask? I HAVE COMMON ****** SENSE!!!!! when the roads are slick, I give a little more room. When deerfoot is iced over, I stay my ass in the right lane and do a speed I feel is safe. Whether I have winter tires or all season tires, neither of them do f*ck all on black ice.

Putting winter tires on a car and having retarded people drive is not going to help traffic along. Maybe i'm an assh*le, but I LOVE seeing people's car destroyed in the ditch. Just means one less idiot is driving the streets slowing me down.

And I repeat, I am *FOR* winter tires, NOT against. I just think a majority of you should realize its not the tires that are the cause of the problem.....

[Ur0Drivr]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

^^ ditto Patryk

[JPO]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

Common Sense vs. Physics

Tire Rack Tire Test - All-Season Vs. Winter Tires - Funny bloopers R us

[P Arkus]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

LMFAO!!!!! good on you for posting that!!! its exactly that type of crap that gives a false sense of security for all the retards on the road. "Oh geez, I guess if they can take a corner at 50 on the commercial, it MUST be safe for me to do it too. I mean I bought the winter tires they advertised!!!" Plain and simple, commercials can be skewed to help advertise a certain product. Not saying these are, but in every situation, there is a simple solution. SLOW DOWN!!! If you dont know your car and you dont know your limits, you shouldnt be driving. Calgary is not a race track, you dont need to take the corners at top speeds. As for acceleration....most of the idiots cant find the gas pedal on dry summer roads at a green light. the last thing i'm concerned about is getting to 200 meters in less than 10 seconds

Common sense > physics

[JPO]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

LMFAO!!!!! good on you for posting that!!! its exactly that type of crap that gives a false sense of security for all the retards on the road. "Oh geez, I guess if they can take a corner at 50 on the commercial, it MUST be safe for me to do it too. I mean I bought the winter tires they advertised!!!" Plain and simple, commercials can be skewed to help advertise a certain product. Not saying these are, but in every situation, there is a simple solution. SLOW DOWN!!! If you dont know your car and you dont know your limits, you shouldnt be driving. Calgary is not a race track, you dont need to take the corners at top speeds. As for acceleration....most of the idiots cant find the gas pedal on dry summer roads at a green light. the last thing i'm concerned about is getting to 200 meters in less than 10 seconds

Common sense > physics

The whole point is with grip in winter if some is good more is better. Again, in adverse winter conditions - winters > all-seasons > summers. Whether you feel the difference is worth it the bottom line is winters WILL give you an advantage in the event that randomness throws you a curve that even your common sense could not protect you from. I am not knocking the importance of common sense nor am I advocating people jump in and give'r just because they have some wicked snow tires. The reality is simply winter tires ARE better in crappy snow and ice situations.

[JPO]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

LMFAO!!!!! good on you for posting that!!! its exactly that type of crap that gives a false sense of security for all the retards on the road. "Oh geez, I guess if they can take a corner at 50 on the commercial, it MUST be safe for me to do it too. I mean I bought the winter tires they advertised!!!" Plain and simple, commercials can be skewed to help advertise a certain product. Not saying these are, but in every situation, there is a simple solution. SLOW DOWN!!! If you dont know your car and you dont know your limits, you shouldnt be driving. Calgary is not a race track, you dont need to take the corners at top speeds. As for acceleration....most of the idiots cant find the gas pedal on dry summer roads at a green light. the last thing i'm concerned about is getting to 200 meters in less than 10 seconds

Common sense > physics

Also, I used to feel the same way as you... untill I drove with winters in the same car I used to drive with all-seasons. Night and day.

[P Arkus]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

In that case I agree with you 100%. Winters are better, and I agree its night and day. Im just trying to make a point that driving with all seasons is not the major problem this city has.

[longsock]

Re: If you dont have winter tires on your car stay home

I agree with John, you can't compare Winter tires with All Seasons, I ran all season for a very long time, now that I have winter tires, I'm never going back to All Seasons. Period.