Mastodawn

When should you really be changing your winter tires in Quebec?
Quebecers are technically allowed to remove their winter tires after March 15, but with winter weather still going strong, some say drivers should think twice before making the change.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7129736?cmp=rss

Ars Technica News Mar 10

These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up https://arstechni.ca/se3S #wintertires #Nokian #Cars

These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up

Clever polymer science and a little robotic precision created the Hakkapeliitta 01.

Ars Technica

News Beep Oct 23

Lamborghini owner faces steep fines in B.C. for driving without winter tires

Descrease article font size Increase article font size With the temperature dropping, B.C. Highway Patrol officers are reminding…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BCHighwayPatrol #CA #Canada #speeding #Traffic #WinterTires
https://www.newsbeep.com/203442/

The Watershed Sep 28

Time to re-tire, today in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/time-to-retire

#LionsBayWatershed #LocalNews #BritishColumbia #SeaToSky #Transportation #WinterTires #LionsBay

Time to ReTire!

Sea to Sky Highway tire rules resume TuesdayDid you know snow was reported falling on Whistler peaks this weekend? Where did the summer go?Time for your annual reminder that most major highways in BC have highway winter tire (or chain) requirements every year from October 1 to April 30. Those of us living on the Sea to Sky get an early reprieve, and winter tires can come off March 31. All non-compliant drivers will be subject to fines beginning on Tuesday. Fines start at $121 for driving without

The Watershed

Ross of Ottawa May 2, 2025

The morning rain has relented, and temps are warming up, so I should probably tackle the winter-tire swap.

A bit more challenging now, with a sloping driveway, and I didn't enjoy squeezing the car into a somewhat full garage last fall, so I'll get creative I guess.

#winterTires

lambdageek Apr 12, 2025

Guess being lazy and not taking my winter tires off my bike is paying off this week.

There were ice sheets mid-week and now it's snowing.

woo New England weather... 🙄

#weather #newEngland #snow #bikes #winterTires #spring

CTV News Canada Dec 20, 2024

Quebec police arrest 46 for drunk driving in single day, 150 tickets for no winter tires
Quebec police (SQ) officers were out pulling over hundreds of vehicles to combat impaired driving and check that drivers installed proper winter tires. Police arrest 46 people for drunk driving and handed out over 150 tickets for improper winter tires.
#police #drunkdriving #wintertires #Quebec
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-police-arrest-46-for-drunk-driving-in-single-day-150-tickets-for-no-winter-t...

CTV News Montreal Dec 20, 2024

Quebec police arrest 46 for drunk driving in single day, 150 tickets for no winter tires
Quebec police (SQ) officers were out pulling over hundreds of vehicles to combat impaired driving and check that drivers installed proper winter tires. Police arrest 46 people for drunk driving and handed out over 150 tickets for improper winter tires.
#police #drunkdriving #wintertires #Quebec
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-police-arrest-46-for-drunk-driving-in-single-day-150-tickets-for-no-winter-t...

CBC Montreal Dec 11, 2024

We should all be checking the state of our winter tires. Here’s how, and why
Despite the very real safety risk of driving on worn-out winter tires in snowy and icy conditions, more than 850 tickets for non-compliant tires have been handed out by Montreal police this season already. CAA says it thinks the cost of living has something to do with it.
#safety #wintertires #Montreal
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6588957?cmp=rss

We should all be checking the state of our winter tires. Here’s how, and why

Despite the very real safety risk of driving on worn-out winter tires in snowy and icy conditions, more than 850 tickets for non-compliant tires have been handed out by Montreal police this season already. CAA says it thinks the cost of living has something to do with it.

CBC

Ryan2one3 Dec 4, 2024

#PSA for all the drivers out there in the #GTA

If you have #wintertires on, you're pretty much invincible so you can zoom past those slow, overly cautious drivers.

#winter #Toronto #Ontario #TrustMeBro