More than one-third of General winter tyres compulsory wants security on cold, wet or snowy roads, i.e. for 84 per cent of German car drivers: can be drawn on in the autumn winter tires. Also sees more than one in three (37 percent) in the introduction of a general requirement of winter tires the best course of action to make the road safer in cold weather. Are two of the results of the current, carried out on behalf of the tyre manufacturer Pirelli consumer survey on the subject of road safety in winter. This is surprising: A considerable proportion of German car drivers in favour of a general obligation of winter tires and thus calls for more State intervention to make road transport safer in cold weather. The consumer survey, comes to this result which the pilot: Projekt GmbH nationwide perform consulting for communication, Hanover, on behalf of Pirelli mid-September did. More than one in three for winter tyres compulsory what should be done, to the road in the cold Season safer? 37 percent responded to this question, it should be introduced a general obligation of winter tires. This approval was women with 42 percent to eight percent higher than among men, of which 34 percent voted in favor of a more stringent regulations.
19 percent of motorists are in favour of lifting the legal minimum tread depth to 4.0 mm. Only 11 percent think a blanket ban on alcohol is reasonable. 17 percent voted for the introduction of a maximum speed of 120 km/h on highways from October to March. The remaining 16 percent of surveyed drivers believe there is any additional measures needed to increase safety on the roads. Only minority against conversion to winter tyres 84 percent of those surveyed generally put on winter tires in the cold season and can convert their vehicles in the coming weeks.