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To ensure safe driving during your holiday

To ensure safe driving during your holiday

  • 01/07/2013

The summer holidays are approaching, and Gabriele Tarquini (a former Formula 1 driver and test driver) - together with Honda Motor Europe - have drawn up a list of tips for safe travelling. Tyres “Many people think that...

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Have you checked your tyre pressures?

Have you checked your tyre pressures?

  • 31/05/2013

Bridgestone, one of the world's largest tyre producers, has checked the pressures of Italian motorists' tyres free of charge for the eighth year in a row. After some 28,000 checks, a disturbing picture emerged. 78% of vehicles travel...

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Summer tyre vs Winter Tyres

Right Tire For Right Season

  • 07/05/2013

Winter tires can grant high safety during cold winter season, but those same winter tires provide poor performance in Spring and Summer: wider "braking space", reduced steering wheel precision, increased tire tread consumption. Drive...

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Retread Tyres

Retread Tyres?

  • 03/05/2013

In a retread tyre the worn tread is replaced with new material having the same characteristics as the original one. Retreading is possible because the tyre structure has a much longer useful life than the actual tread. This procedure...

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tyre-pressure monitoring systems

Mandatory tyre-pressure monitoring systems in EU

  • 16/11/2012

Starting from 1st November 2012 all new car models to be phased in the European Community should have integrated tyre-pressure monitoring systems. This obligation, adopted in the US since 2008, represents important news in terms of...

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Winter Tyres

Summer Tyres vs Winter Tyres

  • 13/11/2012

During winter months it's not just ice and snow that makes roads slippery and difficult to drive on. Even cold temperatures and wet contribute to potentially dangerous slip, loss of grip and longer braking distances. Tyre manufacturers...

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European Tyre labelling

European Tyre labelling

  • 02/11/2012

After years of planning, debating and discussing, tyre labelling is finally with us. From today every new passenger car and truck tyre must be sold with a European label of some kind (like the one opposite) and those doing the selling...

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