Pilot Sports are not winter tires
So my car has Michelin Pilot Sports on it, which are amazingly high traction tires—-in non-freezing conditions. Driving home tonight from dinner was a bit treacherous in the snow/ice that’s coming down. Because it hasn’t been over freezing for a day or two, the ground is cold, so snow is not melting at all when it hits. I must say, it’s nice to have excellent ABS, traction control and vehicle dynamics systems. However, driving 25mph is a good decision too. So is driving gently with generous distances between myself and the car in front.
Unfortunately, I was nearly run off the road by some idiot in a Ford Expedition who is convinced that 50mph in the snow/ice (in a 35mph zone) is his God-given right—-as well as an exemption from the laws of physics. Hopefully he’ll hit a telephone pole.
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No, they are definately not. They’re great after they’ve warmed up, but they suck in the snow, especially if you drive a FF car.