Car Tires – Safety Issue – Serious Defect

Serious warning – Car tires may have a hidden defect that could cause drivers to lose control on the road.
Many of us think that if our tires look good, are properly inflated and have a good amount of tread, they are probably safe to go on the road.
But few drivers who think about the age of their tires – as we are about to learn, this can be a tragic mistake.
The tires, especially the spare tire, could be up to ten years, making them an accident waiting to happen. A ten year old tire can have deteriorated to the point of having rotted inside, when the tire is used at highway speeds, the effect can be disastrous.
“In tires, belts containing materials together – the rubber materials – will degrade and lose their elasticity and the properties will come to the point where the tire can not hold together,” said safety advocate Sean Kane vehicles. Also, in warmer climates tires start to break down even sooner. Six years or more, is when we begin to see a disproportionate rise in tire failures. A U.S. government report on tire aging, analysis of insured tire claims from several states, found that 84 percent of claims were for tires over 6 years of age. Even never tires, and those who bought the showroom floor, in the same age group, are as dangerous as even could have been sitting there for a decade or more, waiting to be sold.
Many car manufacturers now put warnings in their manuals of new cars, the tires of warning against the use of more than 6 years of age. What is really needed are expiration dates printed on the product, similar to many other consumer products, from washing machines to yogurt.
The tire industry disagrees, stating that expiration dates will only give consumers a false sense of security, Dan Zielinski of the “Rubber Manufacturers Association says:” Consumers can see the use by the date the minimum service time they can use that tire, no matter what you do to it – whether you care for him or not, or what led to the knot. ”
Tire makers say proper maintenance is the key to safe tires and that no reliable data available showing tires becoming dangerous after 6 years.
So where does this leave consumers? I have some information valuable to happen to you!
On the outside wall or the sidewall of the tire, the side facing away from the vehicle, are a series of four raised numbers and letters (actually manufactured with the tire). The last series of four numbers actually shows the “date of birth of the tire.” e. g. if it shows 1501, this means that in the 15th week of 2001 is the date of manufacture.
Security experts advise that if a tire fails, the driver should not slam on the brakes, this can cause the vehicle to be diverted out of control, suddenly pulling into the tire, and leads to pull the rear wheel, which could cause the car to roll.
Drivers must immediately make a copy of the accelerator and gently pull the wheel back to straighten the car brakes carefully once the car has been reduced to a manageable speed.
Other items of interest can be found at: http://cartires. instantwhitewalls. com
Mr Meagher has been a Netpreneur for 5 years. Producing diverse articles from Agriculture to Weddings. further reading to be found at : http://cartires.instantwhitewalls.com http://instantwhitewalls.blogspot.com/ http://cartiresafety.instantwhitewalls.com