FACTS ABOUT TYRE WEAR
' Studies of tyre wear, conducted by lowa State Engineering Experiment Station, proved that even with proper attention to tyre maintenance, the life expectancy of pneumatic rubber tyres is reduced from 56,000 at 35 m.p.h. to 18,700 at 65 m.p.h., on concrete or bituminous surfaces. Average life on concrete pavement is 36,650 miles, on gravel, 23,160. Driving speeds, roadway surfaces, and maintenance habits of drivers most directly influence tyre life.
Speeding on curves until tyres “scream” increases wear ten times; stop-and-go driving on pavement is three times as damaging to pneumatic tyres as is country driving.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 69, 20 August 1947, Page 7
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99FACTS ABOUT TYRE WEAR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 69, 20 August 1947, Page 7
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