Deep grooves and an array of small slits, called "sipes," help most new tires bite into snow. Shallower tread and worn-away sipes reduced snow grip markedly for our half-tread-depth tires.

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Further, the face impact location of the new grip compared to the worn grip showed a dispersion increase of 11 percent and 10 percent in the x-axis and y-axis, respectively.

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