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We can during specific months depending on the province. Southern Ontario does not usually get bad enough to merit them but ill look into it for the next set.
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)Using 2 new studded tires in the front and ordinary tires on the rear axle is really dangerous.scot850 wrote: 26 Jan 2020, 16:07 In Western Canada in Alberta it depends where you live. In southern Alberta, and specifically Calgary, we have a by-law preventing the use of studded tires. Reason being in an urban setting where we have long periods some years between snow fall with dry pavement they destroy the road surface. You can get fined for having them on your car, but never heard of that happening. What makes me laugh is those who buy only 2 tires?!? They may have winters all around but studs only on the driven tires, or those that leave summer/3 seasons on the non-driven wheels and winters on the driven ones. Idiots!! Technically you are also not allowed to only sell only 2 winter tires.
Many years ago (35 or so) when still in Scotland I was hit by another car the police estimated was at 80mph. He came through a center barrier on the highway and hit me on the driver's door/B pillar and slid along the whole side of the car and spun me 360 around and I ended up on the crash barrier. Not a mark on me even though I was travelling at 50 mph in the other direction. What was I driving? A Volvo 145 and I credit that car with saving my life. Traffic cop said if I was not in a Volvo or possibly a Mercedes I would not still be around.
No air-bags or SIPS but fixed 3 point seat-belts. Again car still ran and could be driven (not legally) after replacing rear tire with spare event though car was actually twisted along the length!
Sorry to see the end of the car, but glad you survived unharmed.
Neil.
