Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, said that weather conditions in the capital do not yet require a rush to replace summer tires with winter tires, but it is time to think about it. TASS.
He determined the best time to change tires as October 25.
“Starting from Tuesday, the average daily temperature will be about 5 degrees, you can already consider changing tires,” the meteorologist said.
Vilfand announced that he would not change the tires himself in the near future, and that each car owner should personally choose the time of replacement.
“Who is afraid of queues, you can already think about it. But if we are talking about studded tires, I would wait a little longer,” the scientist concluded.
Before that, automobile expert Dmitry Afonin aforementionedthat when deciding to replace summer tires with winter tires, you should focus not only on the weather but also on the location where the vehicle is used. He also called for consideration of the type of summer tires fitted to the wheels.
Previously TsODD in the name Drivers should not enter the city with summer tires.