Tag Archives: winter tyres

“Not roadworthy”: VTI does not recommend the use of all-weather tyres

Posted on November 9, 2023 by nradmin
All-weather tyres have significantly poorer characteristics than regular winter and summer tyres in all conditions. The traction on icy road surfaces is so poor that the tyres cannot be seen as roadworthy for Swedish winter roads. This is shown in a new report from VTI and Folksam. VTI's...

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Safety is key when Finns choose winter tyres

Posted on August 30, 2018 by nradmin
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. investigated motorists’ criteria for winter tyre choices. The results of a nationwide survey showed that traction on ice was the most crucial tyre feature, especially for motorists using studded tyres, whereas for users of studless winter tyres, the...

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Winter Tyres: Small Differences in Grip

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin
Researchers at the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) have studied how grip on wet asphalt under winter conditions deteriorates with the age and wear of different types of winter tyres. “We focused in particular on comparing studded and non-studded winter tyres in the testing....

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Comparison of Winter and Summer Tyres on Bare Roads Summer Time

Posted on May 25, 2015 by nradmin
To examine possible safety risks from the use of winter tyres during summer time tests of road grip have been conducted for a group of non-studded winter tyres and a group of summer tyres. One non-studded winter tyre of Nordic type, and one summer tyre was chosen from five different tyre...

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