Originally Posted by
Kathrin
We are awaiting a heavy snowstorm all over the country this weekend, temperatures will stay below freezing point all week and by next weekend wintery conditions will not be over. Driving without suitable tyres would be sheer madness.
I do not understand how come car rentals are not forced to equip their cars properly without charging extra.
Indeed. It's like Delta charging for ALL bags flying from Canada to the US where NO carry-on bags are allowed anymore.
I further don't understand the relationship of Americans to winter tires. My GF lives in Lafayette, Indiana. They routinely get a lot of snow. Less than Wisconsin probably but more than Germany. Almost nobody there uses winter tires AND the roads are worse here than in Germany to start with.
On the summer side things are no different. I live in Texas and just taking a 20 mile drive from Austin to Round Rock you can see tons of blown out tires along the road (highway). In Germany you can travel for hundreds of miles and see not a single blown out tire.
Tires are the most important thing on your car together with the drivetrain, brakes and steering wheel. It's what connects you to the road. They are totally disregarded as a safety feature.
Till