Tyre safety tips Tyres are one of the most important and often overlooked components of our cars. Tyres are the only thing that attaches our cars to the road, and tyre problems affect your cars ride comfort, handling and safety. Here are some simple tyre safety tips to help keep you and your cars occupants safe. Check your tyre pressure regularly: Tyres tend to lose air over time. Buy a digital tyre gauge and check your tires once a month and before a long trip. Proper inflation pressures can be found in your owners manual or on a sticker on the car (usually on the drivers doorjamb or fuel-filler lid). Remember to check tyre pressure only after the car has stayed for several hours in order to ensure that the tyres are cold in other to get a reliable result. Address under-inflated tyres immediately: An under-inflated tyre has more rolling resistance, which increases fuel consumption. It also creates more heat, which can lead to tyre failure. Dont forget the spare: Getting a flat tyre and discovering that your spare is also flat is a miserable experience, so always inspect your spare as you would inspect your other tyres. Look for tyre damage: When you check pressure, inspect the sides of the tyres for nicks, bulges, cracks and cuts. Such damage often cannot be repaired and will require replacement of the tyre. Keep the deepest treads in the rear, though this may seem counter intuitive, since the front tyres do the braking and steering, if you have two newer tyres and two older tyres, keep the newer tyres on the rear wheels. NOTE: Never hesitate to replace a worn or damaged tyre. Tyres are not cheap, but they are vital to the safety of you and your cars occupants. Advanced safety features such as anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control cant do their life-saving jobs without four good tyres. Take care of your tyres because whether you know it or not, youre counting on them to take care of you. (I)
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:39:13 +0000
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