Cars driving with winter tires during the summer months are significantly overrepresented in fatal accidents, according to a study from the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI).
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Legal tire fraud can be fatal. A new Swedish study shows that cars with non-studded winter tires are greatly overrepresented in fatal accidents in the summer. This is how dangerous it is to drive with the wrong rubber on hot asphalt. The fact that non-studded winter tires are allowed to be used all year round in Sweden is a well-known loophole. Many motorists choose to save […]
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Cars driving with winter tires during the summer months are significantly overrepresented in fatal accidents, according to a study from the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI).