TIRE SAFETY

Tyre Safety
December 17, 2018

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Most of us drive motor

vehicles on daily basis
but hardly pay attention
to one of the most vital
parts of the vehicles -
the tyres

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Unfortunately, very
few of us change this
bad habit until it is
too late

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Expiry Date

Tyres expire 4 years after

the date of manufacture. A
tyre's expiry date is
stamped on one side of it

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• A tyre's expiry date is

indicated by a 4-digit
number stamped on it
• The number indicates
the week and the year it
was manufactured
• The expiration date is 4
years after

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This number indicates

that this tyre was
manufactured on the
07 07
7th week of 2007,
which is the same as
February 2007. That 7th week of the year “February”
would place the Year of manufacture 2007

expiry date on
February 2011

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• Expired tyres are likely to burst

when used, and this might result
in very serious, or even fatal,
accident
• It is advisable to check our tyres
and make sure they have not
expired

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Tyre Pressure

Another important point that we miss many

times is proper tyre inflation. Some vulcanizers
will calibrate your tyres at 28 PSI and if you are
going to travel they will, sometimes, bring your
pressure down to 24-26 PSI because they will
“heat up on the highway and the pressure will
come back up”. DO NOT ALLOW THIS

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• On the side of the tyre, you will find the

maximum allowable inflating pressure for
that specific tyre
• Some tyres have a maximum pressure of 32
PSI, some are rated at 44PSI and some even
at 50 PSI. Check your specific tyre to see
what the maximum pressure is
• It is an acceptable practice to have your
tyres a few pounds below maximum
allowable pressure but not too much
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MAX PRESS ACCEPTABLE

Different tyres are
32 PSI 28 PSI
designed for different 44 PSI 35 PSI
pressures. You will 50 PSI 44 PSI
find the maximum
tyre inflation pressure
as a small number
next to the rim on the
side of the tyre. Never
exceed this pressure!

(44 psi) MAX PRESS

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Lower pressure
increases tyre
heat. Infrared
photograph of
tyres tested at
high speed shows
damaging heat
increases as
pressure drops

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Load Rating

• The load we carry in our

vehicles put strains on the
tyres
• Tyres have maximum load
rating designed for them
• Exceeding the maximum
load can cause failure and
this may result in accident
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Attached table
shows the load
index and
maximum load
carrying capacity
per tyre in pounds
and kilograms

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Load index 109 maximum load capacity 2271 lbs 1030 kg.

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Speed Rating

The speed rating of a

tyre is indicated by a
letter next to the load
index. Adjacent table
shows the speed
ratings in Km/h & Mph

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Tyre Size
Many of us have
bought tyres in the
past and we are asked
the sizes we just read
them from the old
tyres and give to the
persons at the tyre
shops. But, what do
those numbers mean?
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Passenger car tire Tire width in Millimeters

Radial Tire

P 265 / 60 R 18
Aspect ratio Height to width
of tire 60% of width in this
case 18 Inch Wheel

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Temperature Resistance Simbolo

Symbol Area
Hot area
• A tyre's resistance to A Area Caliente

heat is indicated by a B
Normal Area
Area Normal
letter Cold Area
C
• Temperature resistance
Area Fria

are rated from highest

to lowest resistance as
A, B or C

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Traction
• Traction is a tyre’s ability to stop
on wet pavement. A higher
graded tyre should allow you to
stop your vehicle on a wet road
in a shorter distance than a tyre
with lower grade
• Traction is graded from highest
to lowest as ”AA”, “A”, “B” and
“C”
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Treadwear
The treadwear number
indicates the rate at which the
tyre wears out. The higher the
treadwear the longer it should
take the tyre to wear out.
Hence, a tyre graded at 400
should last twice as long as a
tyre graded at 200
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Summary
Watch the following indicators in your tyres to ensure safety:
•Date of manufacture / expiry date
•Inflation pressure
•Load rating
•Size
•Speed rating
•Temperature resistance
•Traction
•Treadware

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Thank You!

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