I would say yes. Schwalbe winters or Nokian A10's are as quick as studded tires get, but they are still as heavy as rocks and slow as hell, BUT these tires will make your commute faster and less stressful because you won't be worried about ice. Forget the snow, what little we get in the Mid-Atlantic is quickly plowed. What we do get is thaw and refreeze cycles. On my commute, I roll over more patches of ice than I can count, while riding 3 feet away from streams of traffic. Studded tires allow me to roll over that stuff with confidence and full speed. Buy em.