When I first started driving cars at 16, my parents sent me to a skid school. They thought this was a valuable lesson to learn, and it was. I had already been riding dirt bikes since I was 7 and racing motocross from age 12, which only helps one's knowledge and ability to handle a vehicle under near out of control situations.
This is just one of the driving schools offering different types of training, but there's several of them. The stuff you learn at these schools could not only give you the tools to avoid a collision but perhaps even save your life.
http://www.carcontrolschool.com/about-us/
While this is what I used to do to hone my winter driving skills (and have some fun at the same time), I would caution anyone doing this with the new powers of the Police and the catch-all "Stunt Driving" law. If they see you drifting your car in a parking lot, they can impound your car and suspend your licence for 7 days on the spot. If the Cop is an asshole, telling them you were just testing how your car handles in the snow, in a safe place will fall on deaf ears.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/stunt-driving-list-1.3311954
That sentence tells me you know nothing about physics and is a completely false statement. It boggles my mind when I hear crap like that. All season tires are designed for temperatures above 7 C. The biggest problem with them is that you simply can't stop as quickly as you can with winter tires, especially when the roads are icy.
As an example, you're driving down a side street approaching a stop sign. The road is a icy and polished from cars trying to stop, but hidden underneath a thin layer of snow. You apply the brakes but your car with all season tires take 50% longer than with winter tires. You're unable to stop in time, hitting the pedestrian crossing the street.
That's just one scenario, then there's trying to make it up a snow covered hill, or stop driving down one, or trying to avoid the person in front of you making a panic stop with their winter tires, or swerving to avoid a car crossing the center line. The list goes on...
So true... ^^^
Are you just trolling now, or do you honestly believe there's no difference in stopping distance (on snow and ice) between all season and winter tires?
You really believe that? If so, you do not understand physics.
Absolutely bang on! ^^^
That used to be a good idea. See my comments above regarding "Stunt Driving".