Revealed: why fast cars are so slow in the snow

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High-performance tires that have excellent traction in normal weather tend to lose their grip with the onset of winter. Scientific tests show that the very characteristics that make such tires perform so well in ordinary weather make them lose their traction when driving through snow.

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A whale of a Chevy

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The Caprice Classic is a huge, attention-grabbing automobile reminiscent of popular American cars of the 1950s and '60s. Giant cars are now a fringe market, and Chevrolet's money would be better spent on engineering to compete with Honda Accord.

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They have lasers

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Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) is the latest technology in speed limit enforcement. Lidar cannot be detected by radar detectors used by drivers. ProLaser, made by Kustom Signals, demonstrates that lidar is sometimes inaccurate.

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