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Winter Tires on Many Cars in Summer Fatal Accidents

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Cars driving with winter tires during the summer months are significantly overrepresented in fatal accidents, according to a study from the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI).
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Associated with serious safety risk.

Legal tire fraud can be fatal. A new Swedish study shows that cars with non-studded winter tires are greatly overrepresented in fatal accidents in the summer. This is how dangerous it is to drive with the wrong rubber on hot asphalt. The fact that non-studded winter tires are allowed to be used all year round in Sweden is a well-known loophole. Many motorists choose to save […] The post Legal tire fraud discovered in 160 Swedish fatal accidents …

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Cars driving with winter tires during the summer months are significantly overrepresented in fatal accidents, according to a study from the Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI).

·Malmö, Sweden
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Sydsvenskan broke the news in Malmö, Sweden on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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