Well it's winter time again and since this year it is law in germany to have winter tires.

Today I saw a bunch of people sliding around on the fresh snow causing a lot of damage. The driver on the lane next to me didn't let of the pedal. He smashed into the cars in front of me with full speed. He didn't even try to break.
How silly is that? When I passed the damaged vehicles and after being questioned by the police I took a close view on the tires. We have snow since two months. And people still drive around with summer tires or Mud/AT threads thinking they provide enough grip in winter conditions?

Do you have the same things in the US?
Even the cheapest set of real winter tires is cheaper than repair of body and frame damage.

 

ditto here

 

You have to have All Season Radials here at least.
Snow tires do make a difference,I have them on my BMW(LSD)just incase I get caught in some snow.

 

interesting to hear!
we have a salt shortage right now- only right lanes are covered with salt.
The Autobahn is closed- to dangerous!

 

oh its winter? I kinda forgot since it was 85 degrees like last week !

 

here you can run any tire as long as it it d.o.t. approved but snow tires help and 4 wheel drive.

 

no requirement here. Studded general altimax arctics are the best thing ever on the jetta though.

 

I don't think theirs a requirment here.. but the roads are covered with gravel all the time ...and we cant put salt out cus of moose and other huge wildlife.. the only people here that have studded tires are gover/city cars and trucks

 

winter...whats that...guess thats what happens when u live on the gulf coast...

 

I've never bought SNOW TIRES in my life