Checking tire pressure saves money

Safety first, that’s the motto most Americans have about driving. Many of them don’t even realize however that they are neglecting a very important part about their cars, their tires. Having proper tire pressure can effect the way a vehicle handles in an emergency situation and the statistics are there to back it up. According to the national highway traffic safety administration, under-inflated tires contribute to crashes that result in 660 fatalities 3300 injuries each year. Only 15% of motorists properly check their tire pressure and 46% of drivers don’t know what the right pressure was for their vehicle. When you consider that the tire is the only part of the vehicle that touches the road, these statistics are alarming. Tire experts say that there are a few easy rules to follow to make sure that you keep up proper tire pressure at all times : check the tire pressure monthly and get the recommended pressure from the vehicle manufactures label (on the driver side door) also, check the tires when they are cold, when they have been sitting overnight or have not been driven for hours.

Good Tips for buying used tires – how to tell if the tire is too worn out.

Some of the signs you see when looking at a tire is the tread wore indicator, this is a bar going through the tire, it’s a visible strip of rubber going through the tire, you can see that at 230 seconds, at 230 seconds that tire is legally bald and due for a replacement.

Channel cracking, which means that the side wall of the tire is cracking this is not a safe condition and is a result of too many flat replacements.

Sidewalk cracking is another indicator, and even people who have had tires for only 5 months, but have had poor alignment will need to replace it because of excessive wear to one side and not the other.