Avoid Car Accidents By Checking Your Tyres Properly.

Are you preparing to go on a skiing holiday, and thinking about hiring a car? If the skiing holiday is going to be somewhere in Europe then the car should have winter tyres fitted on them. Even if the holiday is going to be spent in UK, ensure that the car that is rented is fitted with winter tyres.

Tyre manufacturers have upgraded their methods of making winter tyres. Now, the winter tyres that are sold have softer rubber used in them. This allows the tyre to get a wider and firmer grip on the road surface. When cars were mostly rear wheel driven most people thought that fitting winter tyres on the rear wheels was enough to provide the required traction on icy and snow covered roads. Also, now some people believe that front wheel driven cars only need winter tyres on the front wheels. Both these beliefs are wrong!

All four tyres of the car need to be fitted with winter tyres on them. Also, the tread, size, and state of the winter tyres should be identical. As much as traction is necessary on wet and slippery roads, so is the ability to get the car to stop. When brakes are applied, all the four wheels are forced to stop, and if a few of the tyres are dissimilar then the car can swerve out of control. The cause is that the brake pressure will not be even.

Temperatures in winter can lower suddenly and the weather can be very random. So, nobody wants to get trapped on the road with defective tyres. Remember, clearing snow off the road takes time and all the roads do not get cleared of snow and ice at once. So why take a risk? Just being cautious on the outset can save a lot of headaches later on. More incidents occur in winters than in summers, so being careful always helps.

Tell the car hire company where you plan to spend your skiing holiday and also be firm that the car they are going to give you is fitted with winter tyres. When accepting the car, check that all the tyres are winter tyres and are in the same condition. If you are not sure of the tyres, it is better to take the car to a tyre shop and get their suggestions. Now what some people tend to forget is the spare tyre. Check that as well, and make sure it is also a winter tyre.

Ask any tyre shop mechanic about the tyre pressure that is required for the tyres, and make sure that the right tyre pressure is maintained. Check the tyres pressure often as the higher you go the more rarefied the air gets. Winter tyres look slightly flatter than summer tyres, and this is due to their having a wider traction and not because they are underinflated.

Many ski resorts are on subsidiaries of the main roads, and the chances of having to drive on snow covered and ice topped roads is very high. With the correct tyres there will be no issues during driving on these road surfaces, and odds of the car going out of control or skidding will be removed.

In addition to the tyres, it is also important to check that the car’s brakes are in ideal condition. A slight tap on slippery surfaces with faulty brakes can result in the car going out of control. So, do examine the brakes. When driving on icy or snow covered roads, use the gear to slow down and maintain traction. Use the brakes as little as possible.

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