Since a high degree of accidents happens due to low tread depth, you must check the tread depth to ensure that you are not driving around with old and worn-out tires. Since you lose a lot of your tires’ properties when the tread depth decreases and approach the threshold value of 5/32 inches, it is …
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Hydroplaning is a major contributor to accidents when you drive in rainy or very wet conditions. Hydroplaning happens when the water that is present on the road surface can’t be removed by the tires so that the tires lose contact with the road surface and are forced onto the water layer. When the tire is …
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If you don’t fully understand the value and the role that tires have in your driving safety, you might consider the expense of buying a new set of tires as costly and an unnecessary expense. They also see no difference between the different tires and just see them as all the same. This is a …
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Low rolling resistance tires for hybrid and electric cars. The reason low rolling resistance tires are a great choice for hybrid and electric cars is because low rolling resistance decreases the amount of energy needed for the car to travel forward. In the case of hybrid cars, it decreases the amount of fuel needed and …
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When it comes to winter tires, all vehicles regardless of size require to have winter tires if they are to drive on public roads during the winter in winter conditions. When you try to stop a large and heavy vehicle on winter roads you will need the best grip possible and you can’t rely on …
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When buying tires for your SUV you need to consider how you will be driving your SUV. Are you mainly driving on city roads or are you planning on driving off road or in tough terrain? Also, the type of weather conditions where you live need to be considered. Depending on where in the United …
All-weather tires are tires developed for handling both warm weather conditions, when driving on wet and dry roads as well as winter conditions, when you drive on icy and snowy roads. This is not an easy task to develop a tire that can be that versatile and still provide sufficient safety in these challenging conditions. …
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All-season tires are great in mild weather. Actually, they are great in all kinds of weather except severe winter weather. The reason they are not approved for severe winter weather is because they have not passed the required criteria in snow testing and do thereby not hold the “Three Peak Mountain Snowflake” symbol. Tires with …