Its only a bit of snow

[C.A.R.]

You might change your mind about this ^^^^ if you need to get stopped quickly on cold/ icy/ snowy roads. Getting started, getting up hills is fine, getting stopped when you really need to is when the shit hits the fan on normal tyres.

I had to yesterday, black ice, and a lot of it.

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...