Tuesday 6 March 2012

Slippery slopes

Every winter you can’t help but to wonder about the people who totally have forgotten how snow and ice feel like and how they react with your car. People say that the winter comes as a surprise and that they could not know how it affects their driving. It is amazing because most of these people have more than few snowy winters on their track record and snow and ice are always snow and ice.


When the roads are really slippery some people won’t even bother to think how it affects their car or way of driving. These are the people that don’t drive that much and usually find themselves wrapped around the first light pole that they can come across. Driving on slippery roads is like dancing. You have to know all the time what the next step is going to be like because if you think at the current one, you are too late. Driving on ice at it’s best is like art. When you have the best tire (in Finnish: rengas) for ice on you and you have a great 4x4 car to make the car bend the curves, you feel like a king. Everything happens so fast but still you can manage it and keep the entire car in control.


Choosing the right tire for the winter isn’t that easy, though. You have to first think whether you drive more on the snow or on the ice. For the snowy roads you have many options but one of the best ones is the friction tire that doesn’t have any spikes on it. When there is snow there is friction. If you drive more on the icy surfaces you should consider the spikes as an option. The spikes keep you on the road no matter what. The sizes of the spikes vary as well but to keep it roadworthy and safe, you should take the regular ones.


When you have the ability to see the situations and you find the perfect tire for the weather, you should not have any problems during the winter times and you should be all right on the slippery slopes.

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