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May 14, 2012

SAFETY TRUCKS * USA

* DC - Study - Low tire pressure causing crashes. Poor traction gives drivers less time to take evasive action 

Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -May 12, 2012: -- A new government study says 5 percent of vehicles involved in crashes experienced tire problems. The study warned that underinflated tires are at significantly higher risk of causing a crash... The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a study of crash data from 2005-2007 found that vehicles with tires underinflated by 25 percent or more were three times as likely to be involved in a crash linked to tire problems... Passenger cars accounted for 66 percent of the tire-related crashes... Of the sample of vehicles studied, 11.2 percent had problems linked to tires in bad weather, compared to 3.9 percent when weather was not a factor. Dan Zielinski, senior vice president for public affairs for the Rubber Manufacturers Association, said the study reiterated the need to properly maintain and inflate tires. Automakers emphasize the need to keep tires properly inflated... Tire-pressure monitoring systems became standard in the 2008 model year. Congress passed a 2000 law requiring that all vehicles be equipped with a tire-pressure monitor... The regulation mandates that tire-pressure monitoring systems alert drivers if any tire is 25 percent or more below the recommended inflation level and is driven for more than 20 minutes. A radio transmitter sends a signal to an onboard computer that lights a warning signal on the dashboard...

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