When I say winter tires it includes some all-weather tires as well, as long as they have the mountain snowflake branded on the sidewalls.
I ran across a fabulous article from Global news on the extreme differences in starting / stopping distances required by these three types of tires.
Here are the quick AVERAGE stats based on the use of these three tire types in winter conditions. Please keep in mind that these are average distances. That means that the better winter tires will have shorter start / stop distances. (Nokian Hakkapeliitta, Michelin Xice3 and Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 are top rated)
"The average distance it takes for a car with winter tires to reach just over 30 km/h in moderately packed snow is 18 meters, according to U.S.-based Consumer Reports. With all-season tires, it takes 23 meters."
"More importantly, braking and turning a corner in snowy or icy conditions are a much safer bet with winter tires. When TireRack.com drove some test cars on an ice rink, the one with winter tires took just over six meters to come to a complete stop from a speed of around 16 km/h. The vehicle with all-season tires took nearly twice as much time."
"And when the cars had to turn a 90-degree angle marked by orange cones, the winter-tire vehicle made it while the one with all-season tires ran over the cones."
If you would like to read the entire Global news article follow this link:
https://globalnews.ca/news/6123303/winter-tires-2019-all-weather-all-season/
Here are the most recent winter tire rankings from the APA:
Winter tires:
http://www.apa.ca/wintertire_reviews.asp
All-weather tires:
http://www.apa.ca/all-weather-tires.asp
