The number of tyre related deaths and accidents on the UK’s roads could be set to rise after new research has revealed that more than one in ten drivers is more likely to buy part worn tyres compared with 12 months ago.
The worrying findings have been issued by TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety group, who has warned that not only could part worn tyres be a false economy, but they could pose a significant safety hazard to drivers and other road users. In 2008, illegal, under-inflated or defective tyres contributed to the deaths of34 drivers and the injuries of more than 900 other motorists.
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Mar 23
MORE DRIVERS TAKING DANGEROUS RISKS WITH PART WORN TYRES
Mar 04
Take care pressure washing your car!
After all the gritting and salting to roads to keep traffic moving during this winter’s unprecedented bad weather, the wheel arches and undersides of UK vehicles are now caked in corrosive debris. Whilst every effort should be made to clean it off, motorists may be causing unseen but terminal damage to their car’s tyres by using pressure washers incorrectly. In a bid to limit the possibility of damage, mytyres.co.uk, part of Europe’s largest web-based tyre retailer, is advising motorists of the dangers pressure washers can pose to the sidewall of a tyre.
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Feb 22
KUMHO RECEIVES ‘TIRE MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN INNOVATION OF THE YEAR’ AWARD
Kumho’s laser etching technology was lauded at the recent (February 10) Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2010. The milestone process won the award for ‘Tire Manufacturing and Design Innovation of the Year’. It was one of five prestigious prizes presented at a gala dinner on the second night of the three day Tire Technology Expo at the Cologne Messe. The Expo is Europe’s leading international tyre design and exhibition and conference that, like the dinner, is organized by UKIP Media & Events Ltd.
Kumho’s laser etching system was launched at last Autumn’s Frankfurt motor show and embodies technology that is set to transform the way the company designs its tread patterns. The award was collected by Roger Jenkins, managing director of Kumho’s Birmingham-based European Technical Centre (KETC), who said, “We are delighted to have been selected for this accolade – it means a great deal to us that such a prestigious panel of judges has recognized the pioneering nature of our work. It is a milestone for Kumho and falls on the 50th anniversary of the company’s inauguration.
“Of course it represents the work of many people, in particular the engineers at KETC and our R&D operation in Korea, who are always open-minded about our ambitions. Thanks too to for the patience and expertise of our development partners in the UK.”
Jan 05
KUMHO WINS PRESTIGIOUS DESIGN AWARD FOR ITS INNOVATIVE LASER ETCHING TECHNOLOGY
Kumho has won an iF Product Design Award for the innovative laser etching technology it launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. A total of 2486 entries were submitted by 1061 companies from 39 nations for the contest, from which Kumho was declared victorious in the Advanced Studies category.
Introduced in 1954, the German iF accolade is considered to be one of only four design awards of world renown. The criteria for selection comprise: design, technology, degree of innovation and brand value potential. The award process, which is recognised for its rigorous and fair judgement, is conducted by experts from around the world, including some famous designers.
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Nov 12
Cooper Tire launches first UHP 4×4/SUV product
Cooper Tire’s first ever premium UHP 4×4/SUV tyre, the Cooper Zeon 4XS, has been designed and built by British engineers.
Experts based at Cooper Europe’s base in Melksham, Wiltshire, developed the 4XS specifically to meet the demands of European 4×4 vehicles on European roads. It is the first time that the American company has entrusted a technical team outside of the US to design one of its 4×4 tyres.
The 4XS, which will include fitments for Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Touareg, BMW X5, Audi Q7, Volvo XC90 and Mercedes M-Class, is available to buy in V, W and Y speed ratings in the UK and mainland Europe from early November.
Cooper has used the latest in design technology to ensure the 4XS offers comfortable quiet running, while the asymmetrical ‘rib’ tread design offers optimum grip in wet weather conditions. A rim protector also guards your alloys from kerb damage.
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Nov 12
36% OF UK MOTORISTS DRIVING WITH DANGEROUS TYRES
Michelin’s 2009 Fill Up With Air campaign results have shown that an alarming 36 per cent of drivers in the UK are driving with dangerous or very dangerously under-inflated tyres*.
The Fill Up With Air tyre safety roadshow, now in its sixth year, took to the roads this summer, visiting 24 cities including Dundee, Manchester and Birmingham to offer drivers a free tyre pressure check and a free fill-up for those with under-inflated tyres.
More than 4,500 cars were checked during the three-month campaign, more than ever before, and only 34 per cent were found to be driving with correctly inflated tyres, while a shocking 6 per cent were driving with punctures.
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