So why is it that we change our car tires for winter and summer? Someone told me the winter tires have a sturdier profile so you don’t slide as easy in snow but why can’t we just leave them on during summer as well? Why different tires for different seasons?
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While both tires and black and round, they look very different. Summer tires might have long grooves that hold a lot of water in them at highway speeds. Looking from the front the tire the pattern looks like this:
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Whereas winter tires have big patches criss-crossing the surface and also even smaller grooves that provide traction on ice, which makes it look like this:
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