It's funny how the majority have managed just fine for years and years on one set of tyres but all of a sudden everyone jumps on the bandwagon and then it's frowned upon for not using winter tyres. They aren't always necessary for every part of the country and I think to be fair drivers with winter tyres on have an over inflated sense of safety thinking they'll be saved much like 4 wheel drive drivers too (not everyone 
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Totally agree with you.
I find it amusing that somebody above actually said Pirelli P-Zero's are
"downright scary in cold weather, never mind ice/snow". I ran a B8 RS4 from brand new for 2 years, which came with these tyres fitted from the factory. Come rain, shine, cold, snow, they did the job of keeping my nearly 2 tonne car on the road without any problem. there was nothing scary about them, and in those 2yrs it included some very high speed continental jaunts in cold/rainy conditions.
I had all-seasons on my last car (a Range Rover Sport) which had them fitted from the factory, and yes they are clearly grippier, but we're talking a 2-2.5 tonne car which I would argue needs them.
Driving to the conditions will be more of a benefit than running all-seasons and continuing to drive normally.
