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2. Nokian Surpass AS01 Tires Claim Both Grip and Wet Weather ...

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   The Surpass AS01 will start arriving in tire shops in North America this month and will be sold in 65 sizes for wheels between 16 and 21 inches. You Might Also Like Car and Driver’s 10 Best Cars ...

3. Flat tire - Wikipedia

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   Motorists stranded by a flat tire face a number of hazards. The most common hazard is from the passing traffic. [citation needed] Especially if the tire is on the side closer to the road, the motorist is at risk of getting hit by a passing car. If the motorist is unable to pull over to a place where the tire being changed is on the opposite ...

4. 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.

5. Road traffic safety - Wikipedia

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   Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures, such as traffic calming, to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians , cyclists , motorists , passengers of vehicles, and passengers of on-road public transport , mainly buses and trams .

6. Run-flat tire - Wikipedia

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   The origins of the commercial self-supporting run-flat tire started in 1935 with a tire that had a fabric inner tire. The tire was advertised as a protection against blowouts, a common and dangerous occurrence in the 1930s. [1] In 1934, Michelin introduced a tire that was based on technology developed for local commuter trains and trolleys. It ...

7. Rumble strip - Wikipedia

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   The 'classic' one-car crash results when a vehicle slowly drifts to the right, hits dirt or rumble strips on the right shoulder of the road, and the driver becomes alert and overreacts, jerking the wheel left to bring the vehicle back onto the road. This motion causes the left front tire to strike the raised edge of the pavement at a sharp ...