Posted on 11/15/2018 2:34:52 PM PST by SMGFan
I lived in a 450 sq ft apt. Husband moved in when we married. We moved to suburbs many years ago so private home, garage and driveway. Car makes no sense in city
Public transportation, uber taco walking is way to go.
Back in he 50s, Dad had 2 sets of tires, in the NW suburbs of Chicago: non-studded bias-ply, and studded. I remember several times we slid on the concrete roads during warm, sunny winter weeks. First times I heard him say “shit” and “damn”. He got rid of the studded tires and had regular snow tires ut on for the winter months; taking them off in late May.
Hard to believe that road surface temperatures would make such a difference.
I’ve driven on cold concrete with studded tires [ they obviously have to come off before June, most places] without trouble, though I rarely brake beyond 0.3 G in any conditions.
To use the >60% worn snows in the summer I pull all of the studs out.
Not road surface temperatures; it the road surfaces. Macadam is rough and studs get popped-out, while concrete is much smoother and you just slide. The sun warms both surfaces, but macadam (blacktop) is dark and absorbs more sun. On concrete you just hydroplane and slide.
Plus, both surfaces are damaged; concrete more so.
Here’s a whole set of articles on the damage studded tires do, and the hazards of driving on them on bare roads:
Did Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Civil Engineering grads do the design work?
Very true. Just like snow/ice. They probably cause as many or more accidents than they prevent. Also the tear the hell out of the roads and carve grooves in each lane, which increase hydroplaning and increased stopping distance when they fill with water.
Not a wonder why DOT banned them from production, years ago. Our family used them in the 50s, and on a warm winter day on clear roads, they were dangerous.
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