While the song "On top of "Old Baldy" may well be a catch tune its not necessarily the best nor safest place for the vehicle in which you are driving in traffic. It's your family's safety that matters in a pinch, as well as to the other motorists and pedestrians that we encounter on our travels and road trips on the highways, freeways and streets that we all travel on a regular and ongoing basis.
How can you check your tires for wear. Simply insert the top of a standard American penny into your tire's "tread groove". If all of the Lincoln's head is visible then it is time to replace that tire. Simple as that. Its not only a question of appearance - its also a matter of safety for yourself , your family as well as other motorists on the roads and byways of your communities as well as travels. What will Canadian motorists do now as the favored 1 cent piece saved by motorists of Canada has been phased out in February 2013 ? Will the American "penny" also go the way of the Dodo bird for Obama's cost savings and fiscal responsibility . Auto industry & transport safety experts more than stress that simple roadside attention to the health and condition of their automobile's tires pays huge dividends and benefits. Count on a lower monthly family vehicle operating & transport budget as safer driving in your chariot for family and friends.
It can be said in a simplified form and format that a tire and its rim form a compartment containing air under high pressure. Overall experts note that the atmosphere in a tire carry generally between 90 and 95 % of any said vehicle's weight. This could be any of the following automotive products - cars, trucks, SUV's, truck buses etc. Interestingly the rest of the remaining weight is carried by the internal workings and structure of the tire itself - be it the rubber or steel belts of steel belted radial tires or older fiberglass belted tires.
Again a point of the benefits of frequent and regular tire pressure checks and inspections. Currently many gas station pumps do not have gauges available. Even then with all of the wear and abuse these receive at the hands of unmitigated motorists and the motoring public, its best to invest in your own tire gauge. Even then it's best to spend a few more dollars above the dollar store variety. These can be erratically inaccurate. For the benefits of safety, longer tire life and overall better fuel and motoring economy take the time to invest a more substantial model. Often big box stores such as Canadian Tire outlets will have excellent air pressure tire gauges on sale. Anything else with a poorer, less accurate gauge is overall poor economy,
Lastly as a rule of thumb it is best to check your tire pressures when they are "cold". Those are check and verify your tire pressures before the car has been driven any distance. The recommend tire pressures are usually listed on a sticker on the door jamb of the driver's door. By checking your tire pressures only in this condition you will have a consistent measure of reference for maintaining proper and consistent tire pressures for better handling , safety , tire lifetimes and ultimately better driving and reduced vehicle ownership costs.
How can you check your tires for wear. Simply insert the top of a standard American penny into your tire's "tread groove". If all of the Lincoln's head is visible then it is time to replace that tire. Simple as that. Its not only a question of appearance - its also a matter of safety for yourself , your family as well as other motorists on the roads and byways of your communities as well as travels. What will Canadian motorists do now as the favored 1 cent piece saved by motorists of Canada has been phased out in February 2013 ? Will the American "penny" also go the way of the Dodo bird for Obama's cost savings and fiscal responsibility . Auto industry & transport safety experts more than stress that simple roadside attention to the health and condition of their automobile's tires pays huge dividends and benefits. Count on a lower monthly family vehicle operating & transport budget as safer driving in your chariot for family and friends.
It can be said in a simplified form and format that a tire and its rim form a compartment containing air under high pressure. Overall experts note that the atmosphere in a tire carry generally between 90 and 95 % of any said vehicle's weight. This could be any of the following automotive products - cars, trucks, SUV's, truck buses etc. Interestingly the rest of the remaining weight is carried by the internal workings and structure of the tire itself - be it the rubber or steel belts of steel belted radial tires or older fiberglass belted tires.
Again a point of the benefits of frequent and regular tire pressure checks and inspections. Currently many gas station pumps do not have gauges available. Even then with all of the wear and abuse these receive at the hands of unmitigated motorists and the motoring public, its best to invest in your own tire gauge. Even then it's best to spend a few more dollars above the dollar store variety. These can be erratically inaccurate. For the benefits of safety, longer tire life and overall better fuel and motoring economy take the time to invest a more substantial model. Often big box stores such as Canadian Tire outlets will have excellent air pressure tire gauges on sale. Anything else with a poorer, less accurate gauge is overall poor economy,
Lastly as a rule of thumb it is best to check your tire pressures when they are "cold". Those are check and verify your tire pressures before the car has been driven any distance. The recommend tire pressures are usually listed on a sticker on the door jamb of the driver's door. By checking your tire pressures only in this condition you will have a consistent measure of reference for maintaining proper and consistent tire pressures for better handling , safety , tire lifetimes and ultimately better driving and reduced vehicle ownership costs.
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Mechanical problems in the vehicle may cause excessive and different types of tyre wear. The wheels need to be aligned with each other and the vehicle. The wheel that is out of alignment will tend to be dragged along by the other wheels, causing uneven wear in that tire. If the alignment is such that the vehicle tends to turn, the driver will correct by steering against the tendency.
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