Where did I say facts point to anything? I said they weren't necessary not that they weren't safer. Just drive slower and don't push snow tires down my throat. Tired of hearing about them all-seasons work just fine.
Sorry for the aggressive tone. I knew a couple of people who died due to winter driving incidents. Any time I see people unwilling to make a change to make themselves safer, it just bums me out I guess.
OK you might need them but I've been driving for nearly 10 years through south mountain and surrounding areas. I've never had an issue. Showing me examples of people losing control especially without context is silly. A lot of the time if not all of the time these things are avoidable by knowing how to react and driving slower.
...and this is exactly the issue at hand. A good chunk of people don't bother getting them because the rationale is, since it has never happened to them before, it never will in the future. All it takes is one dumb driver making one dumb decision and you may not have a "next time" to get snow tires for.
Driver training > Snow tires.
People put on snow tires and they think they can drive like they do in the middle of July.
Slow down, anticipate that the people around you are idiots and understand how to control a skid and you will be fine.
Wholeheartedly agreed on the first point -- nothing beats proper education. But I disagree on the second issue. Not every situation is clear-cut black and white. Even when you're anticipating people being idiots, that bit of extra grip could make a difference.
Yes there is. Money. If you are allowed to ***** about people not spending $500+ on snow tires, I am allowed to ***** about people buying fake jerseys.
...and I can totally sympathize with this point. It sucks that there's a dollar tag on something that could maybe possibly one day save your life, but that's the ****** reality of life I guess.
