Ahhh you big cry babies Would you rather be going down the road sideways, on black ice, in an uncontrolled slide with your butts in full pucker mode?. Some kind of deicing is necessary so our roadways don't turn into a giant demolition derby. Get over it, just don't drive your classic Buick in it.
My grandma used to drive around her '76 Torino 2 door all year in Montana. I think we should all be able to handle it....
My tRusty '92 Acclaim gets through the snow and ice just fine. I keep it maintained and good tires all around. We have an FWD '14 Journey, an '11 4Runner and an '05 Silverado Z/71, if the snow gets too deep. I prefer the Plymouth until I need 4WD. In our area, they use a sand/salt combination. It makes the nastiest slush.
True traction control is a manual trans. Allowing the engine to develop enough torque to move the vehicle without overpowering the tires
I saw a truck like the one in the first post in Manhattan today and I was like .. "WTF did this guy drive through ?!?!?"
Ahhhhhh, the days before brine..... circa 1986 my first Buick back when we used to call the truck treating the roads "The Sander". I used to love going out to empty parking lots and "drifting". Drove around with this on the hood for about two days before warmer temperatures and the heat from the engine caused it to slide off at a stop light. ------------------ Eric
Personally loved studded, especially on ice...all good until state discovered "divots" in roads from "just floor it" crowd... As for Traction Control, cheap extension to ABS...turn it off...
When I lived in Massachusetts I did have a set of winter radials that would be installed on my car each fall. I never had any significant problems driving in snow. Tooting my own horn a bit - I also didn't go out driving when there was a full blizzard going on. I am amazed at people who will decide that they simply must go to the grocery store in weather that a Polar Bear would hunker down in.
