You are here: / tyre safety

TYRE SAFETY

Posts

CCTV footage highlights the inconvenience and peril of tyre failure

, ,

Compared with the material Facebook considers fit for viewing it is pretty tame stuff, but a video published by TyreSafe and the Highways Agency on the latter’s YouTube channel illustrates very graphically what can happen when tyre maintenance is neglected. The clip is one of a series uploaded in conjunction with October’s Tyre Safety Month and gives a motorway camera view of the moment a tyre fails on the front of an HGV, sending it into the central reservation at speed.

Membership Required

If you are not yet a Tyrepress or Tyres & Accessories subscriber, you can change that here.

Subscribe now

Becoming a member has benefits such as:

  • Read our sector-leading articles in full
  • Full analysis of tyre business segments
  • Read Tyres & Accessories magazine online/in print

Already a member? Log in here

Related news:

  1. The One Show clarifies tyre safety advice
  2. New TyreSafe animation released
  3. Tyre Safety Month 2014 launches
  4. Toyota winter tyre programme, supplied by Yokohama, Stapleton’s
/by

New TyreSafe animation released

,

Marking the halfway point of its 2013 Tyre Safety Month campaign, TyreSafe has launched the latest in its series of animated videos. Featuring the crash test dummy family of road safety ambassadors, the McIntyres, the latest episode contrasts the family with their less well-informed neighbours, the Hazards, making their acting debut. The animation, one of the highlights of the campaign, is available to watch below, or at www.tyresafe.org.

Membership Required

If you are not yet a Tyrepress or Tyres & Accessories subscriber, you can change that here.

Subscribe now

Becoming a member has benefits such as:

  • Read our sector-leading articles in full
  • Full analysis of tyre business segments
  • Read Tyres & Accessories magazine online/in print

Already a member? Log in here

Related news:

  1. CCTV footage highlights the inconvenience and peril of tyre failure
  2. The One Show clarifies tyre safety advice
  3. Pinpoint free tyre checks with TyreSafe dealer locater
  4. Bridgestone reiterates TyreSafe message
/by

Bridgestone reiterates TyreSafe message

Bridgestone has stated its support for TyreSafe’s Tyre Safety Month campaign by urging drivers to use the clocks going back as a prompt to check their tyres. Bridgestone is calling on motorists to spend five minutes checking their tyres to combat the rising threat of accidents and breakdowns as roads become slippier and conditions more inclement.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Pinpoint free tyre checks with TyreSafe dealer locater
  2. Pressure builds as Tyre Safety Month begins
  3. New TyreSafe animation released
  4. Tyre safety month materials now available
/by

Pressure builds as Tyre Safety Month begins

It gets underway tomorrow, and UK motorists will be put under pressure to ensure their tyres are properly inflated. The Tyre Safety Month campaign, organised by no-profit road safety group TyreSafe and supported by thousands of garages and other organisations across the UK, will be encouraging drivers to make monthly checks on their tyre pressures to ensure they remain safe on the road.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Pinpoint free tyre checks with TyreSafe dealer locater
  2. Serious tyre-related casualties lower in 2012
  3. Bridgestone reiterates TyreSafe message
  4. New TyreSafe animation released
/by

Giti Tire gets behind Tyre Safety Month

Giti Tire has given its full support to TyreSafe’s Tyre Safety Month, with all 220 GT Radial Performance Centres (GTPCs) throughout the UK receiving joint-branded customer information packs. Throughout October, TyreSafe is running a ‘check your pressures’ campaign, and GTPCs have been issued with posters, leaflets, a Mr. McIntyre animation and a film to raise awareness of the importance of regular tyre maintenance. A dedicated infographic with tyre safety information for consumers has also been added to the GT Radial web site at www.gtradial.co.uk, where drivers can also search for their closest GTPC.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Giti Tire wins TyreSafe Tyre Manufacturer Award
  2. Moss Tyres voted GT Radial’s ‘dealer of the quarter’
  3. GiTi Tire joins TyreSafe
  4. Get behind Tyre Safety Month, says ATS Euromaster
/12,345 Comments/by

Serious tyre-related casualties lower in 2012

The 2012 annual report on road casualties in Great Britain was released by the Department for Transport this morning, and these show that the number of drivers killed or seriously injured on the UK's roads as a result of a dangerous, illegal or underinflated tyres, fell by five per cent to 194 casualties.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Pressure builds as Tyre Safety Month begins
  2. NTDA Awarded TyreSafe Awareness Prize
  3. 20p Coin a ‘Life Saver in Your Pocket’: TyreSafe
  4. DfT: defective tyres contribute to more than 1,200 road casualties
/12,345 Comments/by

Pinpoint free tyre checks with TyreSafe dealer locater

TyreSafe has launched an online dealer locator for motorists to use during October’s Tyre Safety Month to help them find retailers and dealers offering free tyre health checks throughout the month. The brand new resource – which can be found at www.tyresafe.org – is a key part of this year’s campaign. Visitors simply need to enter their postcode to find their nearest tyre retailer offering a free tyre safety check.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Pressure builds as Tyre Safety Month begins
  2. Bridgestone reiterates TyreSafe message
  3. New TyreSafe animation released
  4. Tyre safety month materials now available
/12,345 Comments/by

Get behind Tyre Safety Month, says ATS Euromaster

ATS Euromaster is calling on all drivers to observe October's Tyre Safety Month. To promote the importance of keeping tyres in top condition, the nationwide tyre retailer is supporting TyreSafe's efforts and hopes other retailers will gather their free campaign materials. ATS Euromaster hopes the initiative will encourage drivers to get into the habit of checking tyre pressure once a month.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Giti Tire gets behind Tyre Safety Month
  2. Pressure builds as Tyre Safety Month begins
  3. New TyreSafe animation released
  4. Giti Tire wins TyreSafe Tyre Manufacturer Award
/12,345 Comments/by

Arnold Clark joins TyreSafe

Arnold Clark – Europe's largest independently-owned, family run car company – has become the first car dealer group to join TyreSafe. The organisation’s tyre safety message, including October’s Tyre Safety Month, will be spread through Arnold Clark’s 109 dealerships spread across Scotland and 36 branches in England.

Read more

Related news:

  1. TyreSafe to Run Bike Tyre Safety Month
  2. Protyre Supporting Tyre Safety Month With Free Tyre Inspections
  3. 20p Coin a ‘Life Saver in Your Pocket’: TyreSafe
  4. TyreSafe Launches iPhone Tyre Pressure App
/12,345 Comments/by

TyreSafe calls for nominations for inaugural awards

TyreSafe is calling for automotive and road safety professionals (including tyre manufacturers, retailers, emergency services, councils and others) to submit nominations for the inaugural TyreSafe Awards.

The awards, which will be presented at a lunch on Wednesday 20 November at St Johns hotel in Solihull, will recognise the best contributions from a range of organisations around the UK in helping raise awareness about tyre safety issues during 2012 and 2013.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Emergency Services Support TyreSafe
  2. Jeff Fowkes Wheels wins TyreSafe Independent Garage Award
  3. TyreSafe gives Cumbria Police annual award
  4. TyreSafe to launch quarterly briefings before industry
/12,345 Comments/by

Win a Citroen DS3 in Primewell competition

Stapleton's (Tyre Services) Ltd has teamed up with Giti Tire to launch a consumer competition featuring the exclusive Giti brand Primewell.

Any customer who buys a pair of Primewell tyres from a participating key dealer and answers a tyre safety question will be entered into a prize draw to win a new Citroen DS3 Sport, fitted with Primewell Sport 910 tyres.

Read more

Related news:

  1. TyreSafe starts contest to name crash test dummies
  2. McConechy’s becomes TyreSafe member
  3. Nexen Tyre opens warehouse in Fulda
  4. KRT to support Matador TBR brand with website
/12,345 Comments/by

Halfords Autocentres joins TyreSafe

Halfords Autocentres has become the latest member of TyreSafe in a move that is seen as something of boost for the growing organisation. With more than 290 Autocentres across the UK, the leading independent garage network offers car owners a greater choice of locations offering a free tyre safety check as part of the month-long safety campaign. A list of all the tyre retailers, all TyreSafe members, offering free tyre health checks can be found by visiting www.tyresafe.org.

Read more

Related news:

  1. Steady Eddie Promotes Tyre Safety
  2. New online tyre and wheel retailer joins TyreSafe
  3. Joint winners for 2012 TyreSafe achievement award
  4. Time to get your Tyre Safety Month materials
/12,345 Comments/by

New TyreSafe member airs safety jingle

Radio listeners wishing for more tyre-related airplay will envy those living or working in Leicestershire – throughout September and October TyreSafe’s ‘Check Your Pressure’ song will get airplay on community radio station, Hermitage FM, thanks to the organisation’s newest member, Jeff Fowkes Wheels Limited.

Read more

Related news:

  1. TyreSafe and Experian Offer Online Tyre Pressure Check
  2. Motorcycle tyre neglect needs to be addressed: TyreSafe
  3. Confused.com tyre survey
  4. Wheel Solutions Ltd joins TyreSafe
/12,345 Comments/by

Motorway messages a ‘great reminder’ about tyre safety

TyreSafe has voiced its approval of new advisory messages shown on UK roads. The Highways Agency is displaying the slogan ‘safe tyres save lives’ on its overhead electronic advisory signs in bid to help reduce the number of tyre related incidents occurring on the nation’s road network. The Highways Agency’s choice of message may have been prompted by the more than 2,500 tyre related breakdowns reported by the agency in May and June alone.

Read more

Related news:

  1. TyreSafe advises on holiday tyre checks
  2. TyreSafe and Experian Offer Online Tyre Pressure Check
  3. TyreSafe Warns Bikers of Pothole Threat
  4. TyreSafe Launches iPhone Tyre Pressure App
/12,345 Comments/by

Mobile fitter Grippy joins TyreSafe

Mobile tyre fitting service Grippy.co.uk is on board as TyreSafe’s newest member. Stuart Jackson, chairman of the safety organisation, describes Grippy’s sign up as “great news for car owners in and around Milton Keynes and across the country” as they will “now benefit from an even higher level of tyre safety advice when they have one of the friendly mobile tyre fitters from Grippy come to their premises.”

Read more

Related news:

  1. TyreSafe Publishes Caravan Tyre Safety Advice Online
  2. Emergency Services Support TyreSafe
  3. Infinity joins TyreSafe
  4. Wheel Solutions Ltd joins TyreSafe
/12,345 Comments/by

We see you are visiting us from China.

If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com. Or click below to continue on Tyrepress.