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Message: [QUOTE="Paesano, post: 2725364, member: 5631"] Sorry but you are mostly wrong here. First of all, traction control is to help you go, not stop. Stopping is controlled by the ABS and vehicle stability control systems, for the most part. AWD helps you stop without slipping when primarily using engine braking. As an aside note, this is one thing Honda does better than Toyota. In the cases that matter, engine braking is not sufficient and the actual brakes have to do the work. At that point, it really becomes a friction problem and Blizzaks and studded snows are so far superior, in ice and snow, to all-seasons it isn't even close. FWD and RWD drive cars with Blizzaks will stop faster and have better stability compared to AWD cars on even the best all-season tires (Michelin in my opinion) when stopping on ice or snow. Getting going is a different situation. AWD on all-seasons is superior to one wheel drive cars on Blizzaks and FWD is better than RWD. Even if you have posi-traction (limited slip 2 wheel drive) the situation is the same. But consider the following. If the driver is bad or inexperienced, it may actually be bad to be able to "get going" easy. It masks the traction issues and lulls the driver into a false sense of security. On a FWD drive car where the wheel slips, the driver is more likely to go, "whoa, I better slow down". That will save them from sliding off a corner or coming to a stop too fast. So, let's say you have a FWD car and, say, you have a winter, what should you do? GET BLIZZAKS!!! The driver will still be made aware of slippery conditions on their starts, which is good, but they will have far superior handling and braking on the Blizzaks. That is the best of both worlds for a bad or young driver. It gets them to slow down AND it gives them extra margin for error. For good and experienced drivers, AWD AND Blizzaks FTW!!! [/QUOTE]

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