| As winter approaches, vehicle owners must be | | | | of the passengers at risk. It compromises both |
| reminded of the proper way of maintaining tire | | | | safety and fuel-efficiency. |
| pressure. Hence, The Alliance of Automobile | | | | One of the important external factors of tire |
| Manufacturers will be launching Tire Pressure | | | | pressure is temperature change. In fact, for |
| Safety Campaign for said purpose. | | | | every 10-degree change in temperature, a tire |
| "Cooler fall temperatures are here and the holiday | | | | can lose approximately one pound per square inch |
| driving season is around the corner. Our goal is to | | | | (PSI). |
| urge the driving public to check their vehicle's tire | | | | "Maintaining proper tire pressure is something that |
| pressure at least once a month and before going | | | | many people may neglect, but is vital for the |
| on long driving trips," said Fred Webber, President | | | | safety and fuel efficiency of the vehicle," said |
| and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile | | | | Nicole Nason, National Highway Traffic Safety |
| Manufacturers. | | | | (NHTSA) Administrator. "All of us can take simple |
| Webber further explained, "Vehicles are being | | | | everyday steps to enhance automobile safety |
| equipped with Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems | | | | and NHTSA urges everyone to remember to |
| and we want to educate the driving public about | | | | check their tire pressure." |
| what these new symbols mean in their vehicles | | | | Safety is the focal reason why tire pressure |
| and why maintaining proper tire pressure is | | | | must be checked regularly. Under inflated tires |
| important." | | | | causes accidents due to skidding, hydroplaning, |
| The importance of maintaining correct tire | | | | loss of control and the like. Another reason for |
| pressure cannot be overstated. Maintaining it helps | | | | maintaining it right is fuel-efficiency. The latter is |
| optimize fuel economy and tire performance. In | | | | lowered by 1 percent for every 3-PSI under |
| fact, correct tire pressure boosts tire comfort, | | | | inflation. Hence, a correctly inflated tire equates to |
| performance and durability. In cases of deflection, | | | | 1 free tank each year. |
| properly maintained tires will remain in superb | | | | According to Webber, all new vehicles will be |
| condition. Moreover, it will also preclude excessive | | | | equipped with Tire Pressure Monitoring Symbols |
| tread squirm and sidewall flexing. Right tire | | | | (TPMS) by 2008. Moreover, expect BMW parts as |
| pressure stabilizes tire's structure. Aside from | | | | well as those of Mazda, Toyota, Volkswagen and |
| that, it also enhances responsiveness, handling and | | | | the rest of the members of the alliance to |
| traction of the tires. Moreover, when the vehicles | | | | incorporate the device soon. |
| tire pressure is under inflated, it can put the lives | | | | |