Tire Safety Wheel Alignment

 

 Tires can be one of the most neglected parts on your car. 

We look at them every day and if they don't look bald or flat then we don't pay any attention to them. The tires are the only thing on your car touching the road, or at least they should be! Keeping tire safety in mind gives you protection against avoidable breakdown and crashes, improved vehicle handling, better fuel economy, and increased tire life. It takes five minutes per month to check your tires

Tires can be one of the most neglected parts on your car. We look at them every day and if they don't look bald or flat then we don't pay any attention to them. The tires are the only thing on your car touching the road, or at least they should be! Keeping tire safety in mind gives you protection against avoidable breakdown and crashes, improved vehicle handling, better fuel economy, and increased tire life. It takes five minutes per month to check your tires. Here are some things to look for...




Tire Safety Checklist for Tire Safety Wheel Alignment

  1. Check your tire's pressure at least once a month and don't forget that spare!
  2. Look for uneven wear patterns on the tread, cracks, foreign objects, or other signs of wear or trauma. Remove bits of glass and other foreign objects.
  3. Make sure your valves have valve caps
  4. Do not overload your vehicle. Check the door jam or owner's manual for the maximum recommended load for your car.
  5. Keep weight in mind if you are towing a trailer as it will transfer some weight to the vehicle.

Safety Tips 

  1. Slow down when going over potholes or other objects in the road.
  2. Don't hit the curbs! Don't bump them when you are parking either!

It is a common misconception that the tire's proper pressure reading is printed on the tire. 

The tire was probably manufactured to work on many different vehicles of all different sizes and weights. Auto manufacturers attach an in formational placard usually on the door jamb but this information can also be found in your owner's manual. The placard will tell you tire size, tire pressure and maximum weight the vehicle can carry. Vehicle's tire pressure is rated for cold tires. Make sure you have not driven your vehicle for at least 3 hours before using a tire gauge to measure the tire pressure. Once you have identified that you need to add air simply write down the amount you need to add and add only that amount. Once you drive to the service station your tires will warm up. This will give you a false reading.

Checking tire tread is very important. 

Tired have built-in tread depth indicators that tell you when it is time to replace your tires. These are raised sections in the tread grooves. When they appear even with the outside of the tread, it's time for a new tire. You can also use a penny to test your tread. Flip President Lincoln upside down and if the tread covers any part of his head then you're good to go


Why is Tire Pressure important to safe driving
Why it is Important to Consider Tire Safety

Why is Tire Pressure important to safe driving?

Tires that contain the specified amount of air pressure last longer and contribute to vehicle safety. Low tire pressures affect braking distances and provide less responsive steering and handling. This can be especially dangerous when an emergency stop or sudden evasive maneuver is needed to avoid a collision.

What is the importance of wheel alignment?

Making sure that your vehicle's wheels are properly aligned is extremely important. It ensures that your car or van is performing safely and efficiently, keeping you safe when you're behind the wheel. If your wheels become misaligned, you may start to experience problems while you're driving.

 

Does tire pressure affect handling?

Proper air pressure in a tire helps to distribute the weight of a vehicle evenly across the tire's tread pattern, so the tire (and the vehicle) is at its most stable. When a tire is under-inflatedor over-inflated, it loses stability, negatively affecting handling, cornering, and stopping.

Air pressure in tires is measured in pounds per square inch, or PSI;

usually, the recommended pressure ranges depends on type of tires.

Most seriously, overinflated tires are at greater risk for a blowout. A tire blowout can cause you to lose control of your vehicle and negatively affect braking distance, endangering yourself and others on the road. ... Overinflated tires could compromise some of your car's driver assistance functions

 

What happens if you put too much air in your tires?

Over-inflation, or putting too much air in the tire, is another common mistake. Putting too much air in a tire is almost as bad as not enough, resulting in premature tread wear in the center of the tire and increased operating temperatures that can, again, lead to a blowout.