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Get a grip: the science of how tires work in winter

What keeps the tire’s rubber on the road when the weather becomes most foul, the temperature drops, and rain turns to sleet and then snow? A good winter tire requires these three things. Video presented by Continental. ► LEARN MORE about how tires work in winter: ► SUBSCRIBE! to Popular Science on YouTube: #Continental #VikingContact7…

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What keeps the tire’s rubber on the road when the weather becomes most foul, the temperature drops, and rain turns to sleet and then snow? A good winter tire requires these three things.

Video presented by Continental.

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4 Comments

  1. Paul Smith

    November 30, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    Comedic and informative! Very well done!

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  2. @paulsmith9341

    November 30, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    Comedic and informative! Very well done!

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  3. Iron Reed

    May 28, 2022 at 2:01 pm

    This is good, but Id take some info on tire “tread rating”; Snow tires seem to have lower ratings and I’m assuming they mean on clean surfaces not snow?

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  4. @ironreed2654

    May 28, 2022 at 10:01 am

    This is good, but Id take some info on tire “tread rating”; Snow tires seem to have lower ratings and I’m assuming they mean on clean surfaces not snow?

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