How useful are snow tyres? Prevent skidding in winter and improve driving safety

How useful are snow tires? Prevent skidding in winter and improve driving safety

The commonly referred to snow tyres are actually winter tyres. Real snow tyres are actually tyres with steel spikes, similar to running shoes that can be inserted into the ground to increase friction, driving on hard roads! In fact, these nail type tyres are only suitable for icy roads with deep snow and ice.      

General winter tyres are commonly used in our daily lives. In fact, the function of winter tyres is not only to be used during snowy weather, but also in low-temperature road conditions. Of course, this type of tyre has a certain anti slip effect on ice and snow roads. The original tyres used when cars leave the factory are actually four season tyres.

This type of tyre has strong adaptability and is generally suitable for environments above 7 ℃ above zero. When the temperature exceeds this temperature, the rubber can maintain softness and constant grip. However, when this type of tyre is below 7 ℃ above zero, the rubber will gradually become hard and brittle.

If used continuously in this environment, not only will it reduce grip, but it will also cause excessive tyre wear. The three northeastern provinces and northwest Xinjiang are extremely cold regions, with frequent snowfall and relatively long snow periods, such as three to four months of heavy snow a year. It is necessary to prepare a set of snow tyres.

Snow tyres add a compound called silicon dioxide, which can make them softer than regular tyres at lower temperatures. The softer the tyre, the larger the contact area with the ground, the softer the tyre, and the greater the friction force, which can reduce slipping on wet ice and snow roads. Compared to regular tyres, snow tyres have many fine lines and serrated grooves on the tread.

The deeper tread pattern not only increases water displacement, but also provides greater friction. The material of snow tyres is also different from ordinary tyres. Snow tyres use a silicon dioxide composite rubber formula, making them more flexible and closer to wet and slippery ice and snow roads.

Increase contact area, increase friction, and even under low temperatures such as minus ten degrees Celsius, snow tyres can still maintain good softness. However, due to material issues, our ordinary tyres become harder at lower temperatures, resulting in a decrease in friction.

It is recommended to replace winter tyres with snow tyres if the local winter temperature continues to be below 7 degrees Celsius. Although snow tyres are more expensive than four season tyres, they are absolutely guaranteed for driving safety, especially in the north and even in the northeast, where winter temperatures are below zero.

At this point, the rubber of the four season tyres will be very hard, and the impact force of the tyres on icy roads will be worse. Installing snow tyres in winter is very useful, especially when snow tyres are made of special materials that can provide better friction. The material of snow tyres will be softer than ordinary tyres, ensuring that they can remain soft even in extremely cold weather conditions.

In order to improve grip and prevent the car from slipping, and the tread of the car also adopts cross Z-shaped knife groove technology, which can improve braking performance and shorten braking distance. Snow tyres reduce slipping by increasing friction with the road surface. Replacing ordinary tyres with snow tyres will improve driving safety on ice and snow roads.

And it provides stronger grip, mainly divided into snow tyres, nail tyres, and studded tyres. You can choose according to your own needs. The price of snow tyres is much higher than ordinary tyres, and the tread is relatively soft, so it will wear out quickly when used on general roads.