admin September 20th, 2008
RTA Discussion paper - September 2008
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) is proposing a new regulation that will require vehicles with four wheel drive transmission systems to be fitted with winter tyres or to carry and fit snow chains when directed. The regulation will apply on designated snow and ice risk sections in the Alpine Region between the June and October long weekends and will include large off-road vehicles, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and all wheel drive vehicles (AWDs).
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Paul February 2nd, 2006
This is the second of a series of bulletins to be issued by snowtyres.com.au to communicate issues and safety information to vehicle operators involved in the snow and alpine areas of Australia. These new information bulletins are being mailed on a regular basis to users of snow tyres and to our industry friends and colleagues. We welcome your feedback and we would be pleased to receive any information or testimonials on your experience with snow tyres that we could share with others receiving the bulletins.
CONTENTS
- Background
- Nokian product range
- Winter tyre test conducted in New Zealand using VW Touareg V8 AWD
- Winter tyre performance reduces with tread wear
- Breaking-in new winter tyres
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admin December 3rd, 2005
This is the first of a series of bulletins to be issued by snowtyres.com.au to communicate issues and safety information to vehicle operators involved in the snow and alpine areas of Australia. The new information bulletins will be mailed on a regular basis to users of snow tyres and to our industry friends and colleagues.
We welcome your feedback and we would be pleased to receive any information or testimonials on your experience with snow tyres that we could share with others receiving the bulletins.
CONTENTS
- Background
- Nokian product range
- Why Nokian snow tyres work so well
- Snow tyre F.A.Q’s
- The snowflake-on-the-mountain-peak symbol and M+S markings
- Performance comparisons with different types of 4WD tyres
- Snow tyre testing
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