A 2021 road safety report reveals that a significant number of road accidents are caused by burst tyres and smooth tyres. Lack of maintenance and ignorance of road safety standards are identified as contributing factors. Tyres play a crucial role in a vehicle's performance on the road, and neglecting maintenance can have fatal consequences.
A 2021 road safety report by South African tyre manufacturers reveals that 41% of road accidents happen because of a burst tyre. Smooth tyres caused a further 15% of accidents. TEPA (Tyres, Equipment, Parts Association) vice chairperson Les Richardson said these stats are a symptom of a lack of maintenance and ignorance of the road safety standards. As the only parts of a vehicle in direct contact with the road, tyres have an important role to play in how your car performs on the road.
Neglecting maintenance and warning signs is asking for trouble – unfortunately, this could be fatal. “The contact point between the road and your vehicle is the tyre. More specifically, this equates to an area as long as the distance from the palm of your hand to the tip of your fingers and again as wide as the width of your palm. 'Multiply this by the four tyres of your car, and this is the amount of tyres in contact with the roa
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