Are you in the market for New Winter Tires?
The Calgary Winter Season has not been the most kind in the passed years- and we can expect this winter to be just as formidable. This Calgary winter season there are predictions for a harsh, frigid season calling for below normal temperatures and a ‘ “Snow Train” that will be carrying a series of winter storms throughout the season.” 1
Why Get Winter Tires?
When the temperatures outside reach below 7℃ the driving conditions are altered and the rubber on your tires (as one would imagine) would become stiffer causing less traction on the roads; ultimately making it less safe to maneuver your vehicle. Secondly, for every approximately 12° drop in temperature there is about 1 psi drop in pressure and with the drastic changes in temperature Calgary drivers’ experience one would imagine the conditions that confronts each driver with a chilling turn of the season.2
Last year during a heavy snow storm over 200 vehicles have reported in accidents in a single day. This risk of driving in conditions such as the weather Calgary experienced last year in inadequate tires is a complete liability and massive risk to the safety the driver and the lives of others around.
Winter tires are generally composed with a softer rubber composition that can allow for maintaining flexibility when the temperatures get colder in contrast to all season and all weather tires that stiffen. The ability to maintain the rubber flexibility enables the tire to grip more efficiently to the icy roads. The treads are also designed specifically for those conditions giving another added traction when driving.
Picking winter tires for your vehicle should be the only choice for this season in this beautiful city. Winter tires can give the ability to perform in cool and cold temperatures with the manageability to accelerate, brake and handle! Winter tires can also save you on fuel economy during cold winter months equipping your vehicle with the ability to perform and maneuver on slippery icy roads with ease ultimately saving you in fuel economy and improving safety.
At The Car Salon Group of Companies, we ensure the perfect winter tires for your vehicle. Our expert installers can guide and educate you with your vehicles’ needs and find the right choice that will give you the piece of mind to drive in our less than satisfactory driving winter season. We have a massive selection at our Tirecraft shop of dozens of tire makes and models and will even help equip your vehicle with any customization needs (ie. Lift kits, speedometer calibrations). Contact us today as Calgary’s Premier One-Stop-Shop For Everything Automotive!! Proudly Serving Calgary Alberta since 1998 and servicing Okotoks, Airdire, Cochrane and surrounding areas!
Source:
1Almanac (2020, September 1). WINTER WEATHER FORECAST 2021. Retrieved from https://www.almanac.com/winter-extended-forecast-farmers-almanac
2 Peterson, G (2015, December 14) Why Tires Go Flat in Cold Weather. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3hTVD5s
