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Originally Posted by ScotchAndCigar
No, no, no.
Winter tires are made of a compound that stays soft in cold weather, plus they have thousands of tiny cuts in the tread that allows the blocks to "grab" the ice.
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Experience tells me otherwise and I believe those tiny cuts are to "grab" the snow. There is
nothing that can grab ice without stabbing into it like a stud would, otherwise what's the point of studs over snows? We had an ice storm last year and my complex exit is a sloped road with speed bumps that don't allow me to carry any momentum. Guess what? I was unable to leave without taking a speeding start and blasting over the bumps. All other attempts when stopping in the middle resulted in me sliding backwards.