Yes, I've taken some pretty good slides on wet (not frozen) roads with studded tires when I hit the brakes.
The vehicle itself can also make a huge difference. When my steep, unsalted mountain road is at its worse - full size trucks/SUVs slip, slide, and often land in the woods- regardless of tire-type. Happens more often with people coming down who can't stop.
I've had many such days when even my 4WD truck with studded snows on all four would be a death-trap coming down the road. Yet . . . I can drive my old 4WD Subaru wagon with summer times and barely slip at all. I suspect it has much to do with it's small 13" tires and great weight distribution - along with soft springs.
I've had many vehicles that were terrible no matter what tires you stuck on them. I keep tire chains on all four wheels on my Chevy K5 Blazer plow-truck. It's the only safe way to drive it when the road is real bad.
By the way, on a car that is generally good to start with - I've found the soft-rubber, so-called "studless" snow tires to be the best compromise for going, and stopping, in ice, snow and wet roads. Dunlop Graspics are the best I've ever driven on.
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