Tips From Your Winter Tire Safety Experts

As cold weather approaches Colorado, Discount Tire is sharing important tire safety tips to help your neighboring communities stay safe and prepared for the winter conditions to come.

These essential tips are key to staying safe:

• At 45°F, all-season tires begin losing traction and grip, which is dangerous in cold or wet conditions 
  • For every 10 degrees in temperature change, tires lose 1 PSI. 
  • Change all-season tires with winter tires (Discount Tire offers free installation at select locations)
• Winter tires deliver up to a 50% increase in traction over all-season tires – enough prevent an accident.
  • In cold temperatures, all-season tire rubber can stiffen causing traction to be less effective on snow and ice. 
• Cold weather stiffens & damages wiper blades, resulting in impaired driving vision. 
  • Replace windshield wiper blades every six months (Discount Tire offers free installation)
• Check your tread depth at home with just a penny.
  • Experts can provide a visual tire-safety demonstration showing the simplicity of the check.