The coefficient of stupid!

Ok, I just don't understand it. We all went to school at some point in our lives, right? We mostly all took some form of science, right? We kind of paid some sort of attention, right?

Then why the *&^%&*$* are so many us us so bloody stupid when it comes to the winter???

Let's go through the basics. There is a little thing called the "Coefficient of Friction" (here, feel free to brush up on it using the link below). Suffice it to say, the dumb folks of today forget that there is a certain level of friction on ice and snow and after that, you are without control.

Everyday, I see the foolish attempt to navigate their little sports-oriented vehicles, riding on the same low-profile all-season tires that barely had grip in the summertime. The problem is that now they ae pushing 3-6 inches of snow in front of them as they move. Let's clear up a common misconception. All-season tires are just that; tires that can be worn and driven on through any season. They are NOT "All-condition" tires though, as such a device does not yet exist. Why do race cars change tires not only for the weather and track conditions, but also depending on the amount of corners in the layout? Simple, it is because different tires, treads and compounds are needed to get the best possible car on the race track to win.

So yes, I recognize that we do not get free tires and rims, and we cannot stock things like professional race car drivers. That said, it would cost in average a total of less than a grand to supply some cheap-ass rims and winter radials for the average vehicle. No, your Beemer will not ride as low on the road or look as nice as it does with the shiny spinners. What it will loo like, is the same way it did next summer because you managed to avoid runnning into anything.

Think about it and understand that for an investment of a grand towards your vehicle, you will save gas, wear and tear, time, frustration, insurance bills and possibly save your life or someone else's every time you avoided an accident riding on proper tires.

Just THINK about it.