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Auto Express(AE) exclusively reveal why the laws on tyre tread depths are putting drivers' lives at risk.
AE tested four cars - a Ford Focus, Renault Clio, Toyota RAVA and Audi A4 - at the Motor Industry Research Association (Mira) testing facility in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Each car was brake tested at 70mph with 3.0mm depth tyre treads and then with the legal minimum 1.6mm depth tyre treads. The difference between the two results shocked and surprised AE...
Braking performance in the wet drops off significantly once the tyre's tread level falls below 3mm. The test found it can take a staggering 44 metres - about 10 car lengths - more for a motor to stop at motorway speeds in the rain if its rubber is on the legal limit.
Source:
Auto Express
Auto Express(AE) exclusively reveal why the laws on tyre tread depths are putting drivers' lives at risk.
AE tested four cars - a Ford Focus, Renault Clio, Toyota RAVA and Audi A4 - at the Motor Industry Research Association (Mira) testing facility in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Each car was brake tested at 70mph with 3.0mm depth tyre treads and then with the legal minimum 1.6mm depth tyre treads. The difference between the two results shocked and surprised AE...
Braking performance in the wet drops off significantly once the tyre's tread level falls below 3mm. The test found it can take a staggering 44 metres - about 10 car lengths - more for a motor to stop at motorway speeds in the rain if its rubber is on the legal limit.
Source:
Auto Express
