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Old 04-17-2010, 06:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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All of this small rant brings me to my basic point... safety. LRR must mean low grip... and for me, with no ABS to save me, that is a scary thought.
This myth is often trotted out but has no basis in fact. Look at the original Green seal report and you will find that the grip is all over the map between LRR and standard tires. Look at a tire review and you will find the same thing.

As far as I have seen there is no direct correlation between RR and traction. There are LRR tires with great traction and regular tires with poor traction and vice versa. The only way to tell is by direct comparison.
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