Topic: Driving safely in difficult conditions · Nº 42 / 247

¿Qué podemos añadir a los neumáticos de nieve para mejorar su adherencia?

What can we add to snow tyres to improve their grip?

  • ACadenas.Chains.
  • BClavos sin cantos redondeados.Studs without rounded edges.
  • CNo se le puede añadir nada a los neumáticos.Nothing can be added to tyres.
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Correct answer

  • ACadenas.Chains.
Explanation

If studs are fitted to tyres to improve grip in snow, they must have rounded edges and stick out no more than two millimetres from the surface. Even so, the most common way to improve grip in bad weather is chains.

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