Show WINTER TRACTION FACT SHEET Summary ot of Test Findings of ol the National Safety Councils Council's Committee Commit on Winter Driving Hazards BRAKING DISTANCES ON Der MOM 20 ZO MPH MIN I 1 I Radial end and blas bias belted tires tire oller no advantage over regular tires lires when driving on ice s 2 i Conventional snow now lir tire i without studs offer oller no advantage over regular tires in n stopping slopping on ice In tact fact they Vow a N 0 OR are slightly Inferior to regular tires In this respect 0 eLA Kt I T err 3 Studded snow now tires on the tha rear wheels reduce braking I d distance stance on ice by 19 percent as es compared with wilh regular tires tees alron err I I I 4 Reinforced tire the chalet chains on the rear wheels wheals reduce I I sD I I e MM loo o- o Iti W IM braking distance on Ice by 50 percent as compared with regular tires 5 Conventional snow tires tire without studs improve pulling ability by 28 percent on glare ice and 1 51 percent on STARTING NO PU PULLING ABILITY loosely picked pecked snow is es compared with regular tires ON GLARE I ICE CC vie cri IM 00 fluff 6 D Studded mow anew tires develop about aboul three limes betas Ih the U It III U. SNOW IRIS pulling ability of 01 regular regula tires on gla glare glara Ic ice I. I 1111 ill rs SNOW s TIRES rings ray 7 Reinforced tire lire chains haina provide more than seven ven Imo times r II rim in sit SNOW show unit w the pulling ability of regular tires lites on glare glae ice and pellet belter eller than lour limes times the pulling ab ticy of 01 regular tires lires on loosely en j rs packed an snow ow OA r tar I. I. I 0 e When used on Ih the rear rest wheels only ONy these tha traction aids do Slot not materially improve the he cornering capa capacity lly of at a vehicle le With Wilh studded tires brat on all III tour our wheels I t however Oever cornering 11 epi d 0 Is ij In Increased about aboul 2 25 percent 9 ss pt Qt efforts l to pYO tr traction on r Ice the III u. u use US o of 01 snow enow Vet tJ studded tires Irel ire 91 or rol q tire lire chains chain hail In n 5 Instance I Is i. Ih the result result nj traction lr tr li t n gigs Close 19 to that el qt c y lires Ives ires pa ith r i a dry or a I w wp wet p pavement vem The rhe above summary dy by ft the Ih Sate Sale Winter e driving OV tee league 1 is based bUild en on test lesl reports report ol o othe the National Nil sty Sa Council s a ae on Winter wing DINing lot lor the Ih yeas yaa 1967 through 1911 end and the rne Council I a 9 3 booklet The Big Sig tittle LIlli Book ol of Sal Salt Sale Winter Driving Dv l. I |