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[Banjax]

or stop complaining the roads are closed.

Pick one please.






I'm sure the Daily Mail et al will fully support this as every year they seem bemused that summer tyres don't work too well on ice 


plus it would put an end to all the "why-oh-why cant we cope like sweden" bleating....errr.....because Sweden spend shedloads of taxpayers money on the infrastructure required to clear snow and its law to wear winter tyres................and theres something else........what is it........oh yes: THEY GET TONS OF SNOW EVERY SINGLE YEAR WITHOUT FAIL.



aaah - thanks - i feel better now 

[feeutfo]

It would be so much better if we knew it would snow every year. Yeah make a law, winter tyres compulsory, then watch everyone moan when it doesn't snow.

[cem_devecioglu]

logical .. 

last year I spend 12 stressed hours on Bolu mountains (normally 1-2 hrs distance) because of one bloody driver..he didnt care the traffic police warning and tried going directly up hills without anything, skate , turned up side down and blocked whole traffic.. and other drivers also helped him with closing all available gaps\holes so , traffic cant reach there..

[Gaffers]

and what about the suppliers of winter tyres restricting deliveries in order to charge extortionate amounts for them at the moment 

[cem_devecioglu]

and what about the suppliers of winter tyres restricting deliveries in order to charge extortionate amounts for them at the moment 

break their heads

[cem_devecioglu]

every year here, even without snow, in november I hear the same story from tire shops, we are out of stock.. 

thats a damn big lie..

[Kevin Wood]

We're a long way off needing winter tyres compulsory. Start with the basics.

Get a reasonable standard of driving established, and drum some common sense into drivers - they do need to prepare for driving in this type of weather!

Most of the issues appear not to have been caused by roads that aren't negotiable without winter tyres but with accidents blocking roads.

Accidents are avoidable without winter tyres. Give everyone winter tyres and the accidents just happen at higher speeds.

Kevin

[cem_devecioglu]

We're a long way off needing winter tyres compulsory. Start with the basics.

Get a reasonable standard of driving established, and drum some common sense into drivers - they do need to prepare for driving in this type of weather!

Most of the issues appear not to have been caused by roads that aren't negotiable without winter tyres but with accidents blocking roads.

Accidents are avoidable without winter tyres. Give everyone winter tyres and the accidents just happen at higher speeds.

Kevin

Kevin, you have valid point there.. but its statistically prooven that winter tires drop the number of accidents.. Here when the snow falls traffic police forces you to put the chains on or you must have winter tires.. (but still you must have the chains in boot  or they dont let you drive away)

[Banjax]

it wouldnt erradicate accidents, but it would significantly reduce traffic on the roads, and the traffic left would be better equipped - win win
 

[sotmh]

police can't check every car if carrying tyres but random checks may be possible or make it part of insurance whereby rd users have to prove they do have it, or do we have to depend on all rd users to be responsible and do the right thing, although there are many out there who will there are equally some plebs who will not. :-/ :-/ :-/

What's the answer?

[sotmh]

sorry mistake in first line of sentence (car) meant chains .

My other thoughts are buy tyres where demand is low for these guys where price is low.  However they nay cotton onto this play eventually and begin to price accordingly .

[cem_devecioglu]

police can't check every car if carrying tyres but random checks may be possible or make it part of insurance whereby rd users have to prove they do have it, or do we have to depend on all rd users to be responsible and do the right thing, although there are many out there who will there are equally some plebs who will not. :-/ :-/ :-/

What's the answer?

they do when the snow starts to fall, and if you dont have them when the police made a check you are in trouble.. :-/

[sotmh]

thanks.

[feeutfo]

Hold up, we have read this thread wrong, looks like we all have to "wear" a Michelin suit. 

[feeutfo]