On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:49:11 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

That sounds more like sheet ice rather than snow or compacted snow.
Not a lot will help on ice.

Studs.

Even less practical in this country having to change tyres on rims or
whole rim/tyre combination when going from snow to tarmac. B-)

Not even sure that studded tyres are street legal in this country.

--
Cheers
Dave.