Auto Club Urges Motorists to Get Free Tire Check During Tire Safety Week; Your Vehicle's Tires Are Key to Good Fuel Economy.News Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers LOS LOS Length of stay, see there ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Motorists can unlock the key to maximum fuel economy by making sure their tires are in good working condition, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. . The Auto Club is urging motorists to get a free tire check-up at any of the 600 Auto Club Approved Auto Repair facilities this week. A list of locations can be found at www.aaa.com and in Auto Club offices. The need for proper tire maintenance Friction from moving contact with the road causes the tread on the outer perimeter of the tire to eventually wear away. When the tire tread becomes too shallow, the tire is worn out and should be replaced. The same wheels can usually be used throughout the lifetime of the car. is so important that National Tire Safety Week, April 25-May 1, was launched to help drivers understand basic tire care. "Being unaware of the condition of your vehicle's tires is dangerous and equal to pouring money down the drain," said Dave Skaien, an Auto Club Approved Auto Repair program manager. "Sufficient tread tread injury to the coronet of the horse's hoof by treading on it by the opposite hoof, or by another horse when they are being worked in a team. If the coronary matrix is injured there may be a subsequent crack or deformity. and proper tire inflation is necessary for safe driving and to reduce gas costs." "Maintaining your vehicle's tires is critical to fuel economy," said Skaien. "Underinflated tires can cut fuel economy by up to 2 percent per pound of pressure below the recommended level. Every other fill-up, motorists should walk around their vehicles and check tires for uneven or excessive tread wear and proper inflation. They can refer to the vehicle's doorjamb door·jamb n. Either of the two vertical pieces framing a doorway and supporting the lintel. Also called doorpost. doorjamb Noun or glove box glove box n. An enclosed workspace equipped with gloved openings that allow manipulation in the interior, designed to prevent contamination of the product, the environment, or the worker. for original specifications or the manufacturer of the replacement tire for tire pressure inflation," he added. California and many other states have minimum tread depth laws. Motorists shouldn't drive on minimum tire tread before replacing tires, said Skaien. Passenger cars shouldn't operate on tires below 2/32-inch tread depth. To determine if new tires are needed, motorists can use a coin as a tire tread depth gauge. Place a U.S. penny, Lincoln's head first, into several tread grooves Grooves is an American electronic music magazine founded in 1999 by editor Sean Portnoy, initially concentrating on the then-burgeoning IDM music genre and expanding to its more experimental, abstract offshoots, such as microsound, microhouse and glitch, eventually . If part of Lincoln's head is covered by tread, then more than 2/32-inch tread depth remains. (Don't place the coin on top of the wear bar, a thick elevated strip of rubber running across the base of tire grooves.) The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest AAA affiliate, has served members since 1900. The Auto Club's members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance, insurance products and services, AAA Travel Agency, automotive buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, and transportation safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com. |
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