Quote: “The instructions for putting the best tyres on the back are made for emergency conditions, not normal driving. Under normal driving conditions, including snow and ice, it does not really come into play. It only comes into play under emergency conditions when you are loosing control of your car. Many people are lucky enough that this never happens to them, but when it does it is most often very serious.” Unquote
This is fearmongering and I don’t buy it. If it is vital for new tyres (sic) to be installed on the rear axle, then why is this not specified in my owner’s manuals? Why do car manufacturers and tire manufacturers not address the perils of eventual rotation of new tires from the back to the front? Rear tires can wear very slowly and can be like new at the expected 6000 to 8000 mile rotation mileage.
Emergency conditions that require skillful driving to avoid losing (not loosing) control during winter are not at all uncommon where I live.