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Smaller gaps trap the mud in between the tire lugs, which turns the tire into something resembling a "slick" with no tread at all, which will have no traction in mud. A paddle tire is an even more extreme version of this, optimized for mud or sand. The paddle provides superior traction in the sand, in part because the paddles dig into the sand ...
Truck with bright blue mud flaps on the rear wheel wells and bumper. A mudflap or mud guard is used in combination with the vehicle fender to protect the vehicle, passengers, other vehicles, and pedestrians from mud and other flying debris thrown into the air by a rotating tire on a wheeled vehicle.
Tire wear is a major source of rubber pollution. [4] [5] [6] A concern is that, unlike exhaust emissions, vehicle tire wear pollution is not regulated. [6]Some devices are nonetheless being developed in an effort to reduce the amount of particulates coming from the tire and otherwise ending up in the atmosphere.
Road spray [2] or tire kickup is road debris (usually liquid water) that has been kicked up, pushed out, or sprayed out from, a tire. In 2004, a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study revealed that vehicle-related road debris caused 25,000 accidents and nearly 100 deaths a year.
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Spring thaw and huge puddles in Komi Republic, March 2015. Rasputitsa (from Russian: распу́тица [rɐsˈputʲɪtsə]; literally "season of bad roads" [1]) is the mud season that occurs in various rural areas of Eastern Europe, [2] when the rapid snowmelt or thawing of frozen ground combined with wet weather in spring, or heavy rains in autumn [1] [3] lead to muddy conditions that make ...
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Mud can pose problems for motor traffic when moisture is present, because every vehicle function that changes direction or speed relies on friction between the tires and the road surface, so a layer of mud on the surface of the road or tires can cause the vehicle to hydroplane. People and cars can also become stuck in mud, as in quicksand.