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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Transport Canada allow display of a 3PMSF symbol to indicate that the tire has exceeded the industry requirement from a reference (non-snow) tire. [21] [22] As of 2016, snow tires were 3.6% of the US market and 35% of the Canadian market. [23]
M+S, or M&S: Mud and snow; A tire that meets the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) and Rubber Association of Canada (RAC) all-season tire definition. [20] These are commonly found on all-season tires, with self-cleaning tread and average traction in muddy or very snowy conditions, and for low temperatures.
M+S, or M&S: .....A winter tire even if it doesn't have the snowflake and mountain symbol. Spike tires have an additional letter, "E" (M+SE). At least in Canada, in jurisdictions that mandate winter tires, a winter tire is ONLY a winter tire for legal purposes if it has the mountain and snowflake emblem.
For passenger and light truck tyres, the manufacturers or importers have the choice of either putting a sticker on the tyre tread or a label accompanying each delivery of batch of tyres to the dealer and to the end consumer. The tyre label will use a classification from the best (green category "A") to the worst performance (red category "G").
Automobile tires Studded winter tire Formula One racing slicks Large tires Airless tires Aircraft tire Motorcycle tire Mountain bike tires Spiked tire Tractor tire. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tires:
Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.
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Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.