A: Hydroplaning is a function of tire footprint, all other things being equal, a tire with a wider footprint will tend to hydroplane more. If the low-profile tire is wider, it will indeed hydroplane more easily. If the tire is low-profile, but has the same tread width, no.
thanks for clearing that up, I have been looking at getting a set of low profile tyres from http://www.easywheels.co.uk. Though i was going to wait till have winter, I have had issues before with a low profile tyre an snow.
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