FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Snow tires mandatory in BC for mountains roads

Oct 23, 2009, 1:12 pm

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I guess they enforce it when/if road conditions are bad. Who knows? Then again, I haven't driven on snowy roads (outside greater Vancouver) since the law came into effect.

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Originally Posted by CanuckFlyHigh

I would argue the Hummer is much safer than the Civic, winter tires or not.

I do have to say you do see a lot of 4x4s in the ditch on the Coquihalla in winter. 4WD might help you go but it doesn't help you stop or turn, and a lot of folk tend to forget that.

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