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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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Nov 12, 2007

Dangerous Force * USA - Tires killed 7 this year

Mequon doctor is victim; truck upkeep, corrosion are concerns

Milwaukee ,USA -The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, by RICK ROMELL -Nov. 10, 2007: -- Heavy-truck wheels weigh 200 to 300 pounds, and when they spin off at highway speed, they can keep rolling even when they hit a median, says John Woodrooffe, a University of Michigan safety expert... The incidents are sometimes labeled freak accidents, but a University of Michigan safety expert says many stem from a common problem: Because of corrosion buildup on wheel parts, mechanics think they are tightening lug nuts correctly, but they actually are too loose... "It's a very real problem, and it's a very serious problem," said John Woodrooffe, head of the safety analysis division at the university's Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor... The latest victim is Krishna Chintamaneni, chief of staff at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis. Chintamaneni, 55, was driving home on I-43 near Silver Spring Drive in Glendale when a tire flew off a southbound truck, bounced over a wall and hit Chintamaneni's windshield. He died at the scene... The truck driver didn't stop and may not have known what happened. Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department detectives continue to investigate... (Photo from WTMJ-TV - Milwaukee,WI,USA)

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