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  2. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Tire maintenance for motor vehicles is based on several factors. The chief reason for tire replacement is friction from moving contact with road surfaces, causing the tread on the outer perimeter of tires to eventually wear away. When the tread depth becomes too shallow, like for example below 3.2 mm (4/32 in), the tire is worn out and should ...

  3. Fender (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    An aftermarket pickup truck accessory is fender flares, which block mud and stones or cover rust. Manufacturers sometimes use them on models with wider tires than basic models. Using this method, the manufacturer can provide the needed tire coverage without producing a different fender, bedside, or quarter panel for what may be a low-production ...

  4. Central tire inflation system - Wikipedia

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    Another function of CTIS is to maintain tire pressure if there is a slow leak or puncture. In this case, the system controls inflation automatically based on the selected pressure the driver has set. [1] CTIS also extends truck, tire, and drive train life, by significantly reducing vibration and shock loading.

  5. Runaway truck ramp - Wikipedia

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    It is typically a long, sand- or gravel-filled lane connected to a steep downhill grade section of a main road, and is designed to accommodate large trucks or buses. It allows a moving vehicle's kinetic energy to be dissipated gradually in a controlled and relatively harmless way, helping the operator stop it safely.

  6. WATCH: Firefighters run for their lives as out-of-control ...

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    Emergency responders along an icy Interstate 94 in Comstock Township, Michigan, ran for their lives Thursday morning when a box truck driver lost control, skidded along the slippery highway and ...

  7. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company - Wikipedia

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    Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.

  8. Spike strip - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Army soldier deploying a stinger at a vehicle checkpoint in Iraq. A spike strip (also referred to as a spike belt, road spikes, traffic spikes, tire shredders, stingers, stop sticks, by the trademark Stinger or formally known as a Tire Deflation Device or TDD) is a device or incident weapon used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires.

  9. Radial force variation - Wikipedia

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    Radial force variation or road force variation [1] (RFV) is a property of a tire that affects steering, traction, braking and load support.High values of RFV for a given tire reflect a high level of manufacturing variations in the tire structure that will impart ride disturbances into the vehicle in the vertical direction.

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