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tire
(redirected from Studded tire)

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Tire chains are ineffective on ice, and those motorists with studded tires have been using them for a while now.
When they were first introduced in Ontario in the late 1960s, studded tire use rose rapidly from about two per cent to 32 per cent in 1970, causing severe pavement damage and increased safety hazards, prompting a ban in 1971.
In Norway, studded tires have been used for decades because of the snow-covered and icy roads in winter.
 
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