Can anyone give an account me why Transport Canada is forcing buyers to put up to date snow tire on backside of front whel drive coup¨¦

I recently purchased 2 new rime tires to replace my worn snow tires on the front of my car. I asked the dealer to mount the tires on the front.
He pointed to a mind from Transportation Canada that stated that if only 2 tires were person replaced, that they would have to be mounted on the back axle. .and that they could be properly fcharged if they mounted them on the front.
Now, i have to remove and replace them myself.
Does anyone know the reasoning for this?? They tried to tell me that the coup¨¦ would be more stable in a "situation". I tried to tell them that i wouldn't draw from into a "situation" if i had traction on the steering wheels.

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you are correct...I enjoy driven front wheel drive cars with only snows on the front and they handle just fine. 90% of the braking is done by the front wheel too. It is safer to have the same type tires on adjectives four wheels, that true but its safer to have the snows on the front (for a fwd car) than to own them on the rear.

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Answers:    They are correct!! The modern tires on your FWD car should go on the backbone axle!

The tire manufacturers, reps and dealers adjectives say this because the newer tires on the back will, surrounded by 'situations' create understeer which is easier for most drivers to sense and control.
With the new tires on the front, in a 'situation' you will bring oversteer which is generally (vastly) a surprise as it is difficult to sense for drivers and unless trained to control, most every driver on the road can not knob an -expected- oversteer, never mind an unexpected one. It's all almost your own as well as others' safety. Keep them on the posterior!

The secondary reasoning is mainly to prevent hydroplaning. This can go off in rain or snow depending on conditions. If you search out a bit on the net there are a few articles within car mags, one on tirerack and a few automotive tech sites that are worth reading, but please, don't put the new tires on the front axle.

Secondary to this is hydroplaning, which is increased next to the new tires in the front.
you are correct...I enjoy driven front wheel drive cars with only snows on the front and they handle just fine. 90% of the braking is done by the front wheel too. It is safer to have the same type tires on adjectives four wheels, that true but its safer to have the snows on the front (for a fwd car) than to own them on the rear.

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The french government know what they're doing... or do they?

Easy fix, jack up the passenger side. unbolt the wheels and swap... Then, jack up the drivers side, unbolt the wheels and swap...

Take you smaller number than an hour and may even save your life!

And by the track, a new tire with deeper tread prevents/prolongs the possibility of hydroplaning plentifully longer than worn tires. If the logic that worn down tread prevents hydroplaning, then slicks would work better.. and any idiot knows this isn't true. Worn tires man better in hydroplaning situations has get to be the most ignorant statement that I've ever heard or read. PERIOD... Experience and logic from driving see cars for decades. EVERYBODY. read this EVERYBODY puts their slicks away during rain (and snow) and goes next to a tire than has a good drainage design and deeper tread grooving.
You mentioned replacing snows beside "ice tires". Are these new tires studded? If so, it's also the rule contained by the States. The reasoning is that you already have less traction on the reverse than the front. If you put studded tires on the front only, you increase that difference. This gives an increased bias for the rear to swing around on you.

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the vehicle should have 4 similar tires but lacking this of course on a fwd motor the snows go o the front. the tire manufactures do state when putting one and only two new tires on that they should go on the flipside but this does not apply to when you are adding snow tires
The french government know what they're doing... or do they?

Easy fix, jack up the passenger side. unbolt the wheels and swap... Then, jack up the drivers side, unbolt the wheels and swap...

Take you smaller number than an hour and may even save your life!

And by the track, a new tire with deeper tread prevents/prolongs the possibility of hydroplaning plentifully longer than worn tires. If the logic that worn down tread prevents hydroplaning, then slicks would work better.. and any idiot knows this isn't true. Worn tires man better in hydroplaning situations has get to be the most ignorant statement that I've ever heard or read. PERIOD... Experience and logic from driving see cars for decades. EVERYBODY. read this EVERYBODY puts their slicks away during rain (and snow) and goes next to a tire than has a good drainage design and deeper tread grooving.
You mentioned replacing snows beside "ice tires". Are these new tires studded? If so, it's also the rule contained by the States. The reasoning is that you already have less traction on the reverse than the front. If you put studded tires on the front only, you increase that difference. This gives an increased bias for the rear to swing around on you.

Which is better: All season-tires or Winter...

Even though the front wheels are responsible for steering, acceleration and most of the braking, don't forget give or take a few the braking done by the rear wheels.

If the reverse wheels are not equipped with winter tires too, you are essentially disabling the backside brakes due to lack of traction.

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You mentioned replacing snows beside "ice tires". Are these new tires studded? If so, it's also the rule contained by the States. The reasoning is that you already have less traction on the reverse than the front. If you put studded tires on the front only, you increase that difference. This gives an increased bias for the rear to swing around on you.

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