Today we chat about snow driving tips.

Specialised winter tyres are made slightly differently to other tyres, they have a higher level of natural rubber, different tread patterns and tiny grooves to improve traction.

If you are spending 100% of your time in the snow then they may be worthwhile.

But they don’t last as well in normal conditions, that’s why they aren’t so popular in Australia with a short snow season.

An All Terrain tyre would be the best tyre. All terrain tyres have similar qualities to winter tyres and are better for the 95% of your time spent under normal conditions.

As with all tyres there is a lot of choice even in all terrains. There are more road-based styles and others with more aggressive deeper treads and side lugs.

For my Pajero I chose Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697 LT. These are a great balance between majority road based use, some heavy duty off road work and the occasional snow trip.

They have deep tread to clear the snow with groves for better traction. All terrain tyres have a high rubber content. While compliant they are heavily cut and chip resistant.

Even with the best tyres though, driving in the snow can be dangerous so always be careful

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I’m Rob Fraser

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Specialised winter tyres are made slightly differently to other tyres, they have a higher level of natural rubber, different tread patterns and tiny grooves to improve traction.

If you are spending 100% of your time in the snow then they may be worthwhile.

But they don’t last as well in normal conditions, that’s why they aren’t so popular in Australia with a short snow season.

The best tyre would probably be an All Terrain tyre as they have similar qualities to winter tyres and are better for the 95% of your time spent under normal conditions.

As with all tyres there is a lot of choice even in all terrains. There are more road-based styles and others with more aggressive deeper treads and side lugs.

For my Pajero I chose Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697 LT. These are a great balance between majority road based use, some heavy duty off road work and the occasional snow trip.

They have deep tread to clear the snow with groves for better traction. They have a high rubber content and while compliant they are heavily cut and chip resistant.

Even with the best tyres though, driving in the snow can be dangerous so always be careful

This is a Motoring Minute

I’m Rob Fraser

You can find more driving tips HERE 

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Motoring Minute has an average daily audience of over 550,000 listeners. They are also syndicated through various news sites around Australia.

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Regular listeners will know my personal car is an older Pajero that is well equipped for true 4WD adventures.

Currently we have a set of Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697 LT. that went on some 10 years ago now .

Over the years they have travelled probably 55-60,000km of heavy duty off road and freeway driving.

The tread is still good but here is a little know thing about tyres. They age and become a real danger to occupants.

Tyres are made up of steel belts and rubber essentially and as the rubber gets old it cracks and frays. Just like an old pair of boots where the soles simply crumble.

You may not always see the cracks, but they are there and are extremely dangerous. This applies to all tyres on cars, trucks, motorbikes, busses etc.

Bridgestone have a really good explanation of what happens on their website. FOUND HERE

Honestly I’ve really pushed the limits of tyre safety by keeping my tyres for 10 years even though the tread is still good.

So I’m now deciding what to replace them with and that decision will be coming soon on our chats about tyres.

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I’m Rob Fraser

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Motoring Minute is heard around Australia every day on over 50 radio channels through the Torque Radio network. 

Motoring Minute has an average daily audience of over 550,000 listeners. They are also syndicated through various news sites around Australia.

Additionally Motoring Minute is also broadcast as part of Overdrive Radio Program. This is broadcast through the Community Radio Network across Australia.

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