4 out of 10 passenger cars in Denmark ran on summer tires in week 4, a new count shows. And that surprises the tire industry.
At the industry association Dækbranchen Danmark, they demand that Danes drive around on winter tires when the weather is right.
In any case, as a minimum, it will be a legal requirement for the heavy choir uniforms. But the industry association does not think that it looks better for passenger cars.
In a new count carried out in week 4 of this year, the industry association believes that 4 out of 10 passenger cars in Denmark still drive around on summer tyres. This corresponds to 283,000 cars.
This is what the Council for Larger Tire Safety, an association of FDM, the Danish Technological Institute and a number of industry associations, writes in a press release .
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– Before the tire count, we had a clear expectation to find fewer cars on summer tires than in previous years, precisely because this winter started early.
– However, we must state that, despite the fact that this winter in particular has been downright irresponsible, the same proportion of passenger cars on summer tires as in the "green" winters. We can only wonder that as a driver you put your own safety and that of others at risk, says Volker Nitz, from the Council for Greater Tire Safety.
According to the count of the tires on the Danish passenger cars, it is 'best' on Bornholm and in western Denmark, where most remember winter tyres.
Still, the industry is surprised that there is political opposition to a winter tire mandate. Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen (V) has already said that the SVM government will not introduce any legal requirement for winter tyres.
– When the majority of Danish car drivers year after year are responsible and wear summer tires during the winter months, we are very surprised that the opposition to a legal requirement is so great on the part of the decision-makers.
– From a safety and mobility point of view, it should be in everyone's interest that the best possible road grip is achieved on all vehicles, says Volker Nitz.
