Winter Tires in the D.C. area?

[Anonymous]

Do you put winter tires on if you live in the D.C. area?

I have all-season tires on right now, and on one hand winter tires seem marginally useful in D.C. but on the other hand it can get icy and slushy here and I take at least one or two road trips during the winter to Massachusetts.

[Anonymous]

I do.

[Anonymous]

If you have the time and money to get it done, there's no reason not to. If you don't, you'll also probably be just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have the time and money to get it done, there's no reason not to. If you don't, you'll also probably be just fine.

+1

If you have set dates for going to MA and will go even if the weather is awful, it's definitely nice to have winter tires.

[Anonymous]

No need in DC but could be useful for your Mass trips.

[Anonymous]

No. If the weather was such that I needed them, I probably shouldn't be on the road. I'm not an essential worker.

I'm from Boston and I hate people that think they should be on the road during a big storm. Just stay home and leave the road for the plows, first responders, and essential workers.

[Anonymous]

I do too. Bought in 2016 (as the year's prior we had some snow every year), but after 2016 it never or rarely snowed so could have done w/all-seasons......but I'll put the winter tires as soon as temp nears 34F or so.

[Anonymous]

It's not common here. Cars sold in this area have all-weather tires, which isn't as good, but sufficient for the few snows we get per winter. Just stay at home and wait for the plows.

Now if you're an essential worker who has to report in (hospital, etc), different story.

[Anonymous]

No. In DC they close everything on any day you'd actually need the tires. Plus there's always metro, cabs, and uber if you need to venture forth and don't trust you car.

[Anonymous]

Definitely not necessary. There may be that ONE time, that ONE year when they are of use, but more often than not they are not needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. In DC they close everything on any day you'd actually need the tires. Plus there's always metro, cabs, and uber if you need to venture forth and don't trust you car.

This too. Unlike much of the NE where snow days are business per usual, DC shuts down for a coating of ice or more. Should there be a winter storm event that would truly warrant winter tires, you would have no where to go even if you wanted to.

[Anonymous]

Studded tires? They are illegal in some states so always check.

[Anonymous]

Also we had 0 days of snow last year so...

[Anonymous]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

- Someone from Buffalo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Studded tires? They are illegal in some states so always check.

Winter tires does not inherently mean studded tires.