The use of both summer and winter cars is unsafe and unpredictable on the road at all times or bad weather. Electronic stability systems may be conceptualised based on the grip and traction of one type of tyre only. When fitted, the risk is that you end up having both the winter tyres and the summer tyres at the same time—the winter tyres Sunderland in the front and the summer type in the back, which could prove dangerous in slippery situations.
DISTINCT DESIGN AND BEHAVIOUR
Summer and winter tyres are meant to perform well in summer and winter respectively. Rubber compounds tread designs, and designs vary to achieve adequate traction on dry or wet roads in the summer and snow or ice in the winter. Writers opine that using mismatched tyres on a vehicle reduces ability and jeopardizes the safety of those on the road.
LOSING GRIP AT AND ABOVE 7°C FOR WINTER TYRES
Winter tyres sunderland are designed to be flexible at temperatures below 7 degrees Celsius. Above this value, the rubber becomes stiff rather quickly and loses a great deal of grip. This means that an average car slowing down from 50 km/h at 15°C requires 15 meters to come to a standstill on winter tyres as opposed to 12 meters on summer wheels. The general research indicates that at higher temperature levels, the differences in braking distance, cornering, and acceleration are significantly larger.
SLOWER SPEEDS, LONGER BRAKING DISTANCES, AND LOWER STABILITY
Using summer and winter tyres together causes lack of equilibrium of the braking system and stability control manufactured in the tyres. In general, if summer tyres on the rear axle are giving much more grip than winter tyres in the front, the rear wheels will also be braking more than the front, and can lead to unstable conditions, and significantly longer stopping distances. This rather dangerously eliminates control measures during an emergency.
Increased Fuel Consumption
This is also a generalization of fuel economy when using different types of tyres on your car. Winter tyres have higher rolling resistance than summer tyres, which results in the wastage of more energy and burning more fuel. This is because as the temperatures strike a maximum of 7°C, the drag of the winter tyres produces a detriment impact on the cars’ efficiency. This results to high rates of wear and literally consumes much more fuel than normal.
Legality and Inspections
However, though there is a danger to the safety and performance of cars, as well as to the quality of tyres, it is not prohibited in the Netherlands to combine summer and winter tyres. As far as the minimum tread depth and sizing are matching from one side of the tyre to the other side it will not result in problems with mandatory inspections. However, most drivers have gone to the extent of fitting two old summer tyres and another two winter tyres merely because they want to pass some tests. This very unsafe practice should be avoided.
Overall, the test results indicate that combining summer and winter tyres negatively affects driving performance, braking, handling, and stability as compared to having four tyres that are tuned for the particular season. Despite these potential benefits, substantial safety compromises make it an unsafe strategy for drivers to save money from them. It is mandatory to use recommended Seasonal tyres for safe use of the vehicle.
How Winter Tyres Work On Ice
Winter tyres are actually dedicated to giving traction and control for cars in chilly climate that includes blizzard. They do this by use of special tread compounds, siping and tread patterns.
Compound - The rubber compound of winters also remains soft and sticky at temperatures as low as 7°C/45°F. That let the tyres skid on the slippery surface and ‘squeeze’ against the ice. Silica filler, for example, enhances the low temperature performance of the rubber more than other materials.
Siping – winter car tyres have many small cuts on the blocks of the tread. These sipes afford more biting edges which are capable of cutting another edge through the thin water film on top of ice. More sipes means more grip.
Tread Pattern – an open, aggressive tread with a variety of crossover patterns and serpentine edges is characteristic for winter tyres. This pattern is basically worn to throw away slush from the treads and also to provide an unending array of biting edges within the tyre’s patch area.
Also more slender studded patterns = increased adaptability to contend with irregular icy surfaces. A larger circumferential grooves increases the number of grooves in contact with the road surface thus delivering more rubber in contact with the road surface. While some of the higher-end winter tyres also incorporate small carbide studs for ice bite.
All in all, winter tyres SIY for ice grip because of soft compound, many sipes, and open directional tread designed for snow and ice. But driving on ice with all four vehicle tyres wearing winter tyres is much, much better than all-season ones in starting traction, braking, cornering, and accelerating tractions.