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Links to more information

There is a wealth of information online about tires and tire safety. Here are some sites to check out.

  • Be Tire Smart is a website operated by the Rubber Association of Canada. It’s full of detail about tires, with a particular focus on winter tires and tires in relation to road safety. (Be sure to watch the “Winter Tire Demonstration” video.) The site also contains a list of winter tires sold in Canada, broken down by manufacturer.
  • Buying winter tires: a few reference points is a detailed set of tips for tire shopping from the Quebec branch of the CAA.
  • Canadian Driver Magazine has tests and reviews of more than a dozen winter tires on its site.
  • Also at Canadian Driver, Winter traction and visibility essentials is a checklist to use in getting ready for winter driving. It also serves as a quick Winter Tires 101, with photos showing the sipes (small grooves) that give winter tires a spongier gripping surface.
  • Riding on air is a quick guide to winter tires and tire buying from Transport Canada. Look through the list of links at the left of the page for all kinds of detail on tire maintenance, inflation and inspection.
  • The Canada Safety Council also maintains a set of guidelines for the safe use of winter tires.

Posted on January 30, 2008
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