"Winters are here, are your winter tyres?"
"Winter Tyres Maidenhead, Tyres Maidenhead (Blogs)"
[ "If you think investing in winter tyres is a waste of money,then you must think twice and check the weather conditions. Multiple statisticalreadings show that UK drivers are much more prone to wintertime accidents thanany other part of the world. The country also gets hit by heavy snow, further solidifyingit into slippery ice roads. A shift to cold weather tyres is becoming popular,understanding their importance is in vogue thus. What is Winter tyre?Winter tyres are made with a different rubber compound thathas better grip in cold weather. The tyres have been made of a soft rubbercompound and in case of cold weather tyres, the compound is softer. The treadblock surface is covered with sipes which are little jagged slits. Thus,creating good grips in cold and damp roads. Sipes provide multiple edges thatenhance the grip between the road and wheels. It becomes the key feature thatimproves traction on wet and damp surfaces. They also have an optimized treadwidth. This difference provides extra grip, preventing the car from slipping onsnowy roads. Even cars equipped with four-wheel drive need winter tyres.Some snow tyres are specifically studded for extra tractionon ice, but it should be noted that snow tyres and winter tyres arent the samething. Why is it important to have winter tyres?Winter driving is a whole different experience and gettingready for it, is important both for smooth and safe driving. Some of the pointsof importance are: Greater Utilisation: Its thought that wintertyres are only for driving on snow or ice-covered roads, but they can also beused in cold weather. In cold weather, tyres can get hard which reduces yourtraction. Since winter tyres are softer and relatively more flexible rubber,they provide you with better traction for snow or ice-covered roads or in coldweather ; ;  Long tire life: Another benefit of installingwinter tyres Maidenhead is that they enhance the life of your all-season tyres ; ;  Maximized AWD Performance: If your vehicle hasAWD, you are already experiencing better control over the vehicle during the coldseasons. If you add winter tyres to your vehicle, you will also increase theamount of physical traction between the vehicle and the roadTheres also an upcoming trend of tyre hotels that storewinter wheels in summers and summer wheels in winters for you, ensuring asuitable storage environment. In Alpine and Scandinavian countries, like Sweden,Norway etc there is a legal requirement to fit winter rubber. What to do for a safe winter driving?1. ; ; 1. ; In case the car is running on low speed, youmust try and use second gear rather than first one.2 ; ;2 Avoid rash breaks and hasty accelerations andreduce speed on slippery surfaces.3. ; ; 3 High gears must be used to avoid spinning thetyres Maidenhead when climbing steep hills 4. ; ; 4 In case of a diesel cars, one can drive up theslippery slopes by slow accelerations to reduce the risk of misbalance." ]