Its only a bit of snow

[Poodle]

But because I was driving to the conditions (slush on the road, you could see ice in the reflection off the surface) I wasn't going fast enough for it to be a problem. Braked well in advance, the ABS kicked in and I slid for maybe 5 meters.

The key is driving to the conditions, snow tyres will give you more control in poor weather but they won't save your life if you drive at the speedlimit on ice, in fact they probably give you a false sense of security...

Haha cheers CAR, beautifully supported my points about ignorance and laziness there, and in your other posts looking back, ideal!

Winter tyres are a far sounder investment than a 4x4 in my eyes, much better return for your money for one thing. As said before, there's a common misconception they are purely for snow and ice - this is nonsense spread by the know-it-all in your local pub. I really don't understand why people are more willing to listen to him than they are common sense and hard evidence.

Your one of these muppets that has been created by decades of the nanny state that assumes that as long as its not illegal it must be safe.

YES! I will just agree with this, i could expand on it, but won't (you'll be glad to hear ). Mainly because i need to go to work at some point today and don't want to get banned for boring people to death with my views on the "nanny-state" and politics in general.