ACCIDENT: 4 killed, 4 hurt in vehicular accident on SCTEX in Pampanga

[Noel Salisipan]

Usually, ilang taon lang ba dapat ginagamit ang gulong GH?

[ghosthunter]

What is the expiration date of a tire? Would visual inspection for cracks be enough? My 2005 ride is still running on it's original tires.

Check the manufacturing date by look at it's code.

Example "K07r2404"... the last four digits is the actual manufcturing date: 24th week of 2004.

Some sites say tires should be replaced after SIX years.

[sachiel]

I bet the Expedition was going fast... faster than what the old tires can handle.

People often forget that the tires has their own limits. Chances are, some speed junkies do not even know what tire ratings suggest or imply.. or worse.. they don't know that such exist.

A valid point here but I doubt Americans know these tire ratings as well so they can win in this lawsuit and a new law regarding tires will be made. I'm thinking the rubber is brittle already because it's not being used all the time. Same as rubber shoes when you don't use it for a long time.

[greenlyt]

Check the manufacturing date by look at it's code.

Example "K07r2404"... the last four digits is the actual manufcturing date: 24th month of 2004.

Some sites say tires should be replaced after SIX years.

sir its the 24th week of 2004

[uls]

dami nila sa sasakyan

mabigat. baka over-inflated ang gulong, tapos mainit -- boom!

[niky]

A tire blow-out can happen any time... even with new tires... if the pressure is out of spec and the tire heats up too much (travelling very fast for a long time on underinflated tires).

And, as we've seen with the Fortuner accident on the Skyway... when you have a blowout in a tall SUV... a roll-over is almost inevitable.

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In other words... always check your tires... buckle up... and don't drive too fast if you're in a car with a high center of gravity.

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Over versus Under... a blowout is almost always a result of underinflation. Underinflation causes heat due to friction in the sidewall and extra rolling resistance. This heat raises the pressure, causing a blowout.

A tire that is slightly overinflated does not heat up as much as a tire that is underinflated. Thus, it is at high pressure, but low temperature... the risk for a blowout is actually much less than with "normal" pressures. Which is what caused the Firestone scandal before... because the "normal" door pressures on the 1990's Explorers were TOO LOW for the tire spec.

Scientific testing and safety testing bear this out... NEVER underinflate on the highway... and sometimes, you need to overinflate to ensure safety.

[uls]

considering what niky said... tires could be underinflated, tapos madami sakay, bagsak ang gulong, sidewall contact pavement tapos mainit pa... sabog gulong

[renzo_d10]

A tire blow-out can happen any time... even with new tires... if the pressure is out of spec and the tire heats up too much (travelling very fast for a long time on underinflated tires).

And, as we've seen with the Fortuner accident on the Skyway... when you have a blowout in a tall SUV... a roll-over is almost inevitable.

-

In other words... always check your tires... buckle up... and don't drive too fast if you're in a car with a high center of gravity.

-

Over versus Under... a blowout is almost always a result of underinflation. Underinflation causes heat due to friction in the sidewall and extra rolling resistance. This heat raises the pressure, causing a blowout.

A tire that is slightly overinflated does not heat up as much as a tire that is underinflated. Thus, it is at high pressure, but low temperature... the risk for a blowout is actually much less than with "normal" pressures. Which is what caused the Firestone scandal before... because the "normal" door pressures on the 1990's Explorers were TOO LOW for the tire spec.

Scientific testing and safety testing bear this out... NEVER underinflate on the highway... and sometimes, you need to overinflate to ensure safety.

So Niky, if ever I`ll be going on a long drive.. and for example the suggested TP is 30psi what is the max pressure I can inflate the tires with without compromising safety? Plus 2psi lang ba = 32psi ?

[yapoy86]

puro bata naman ata ang sakay nung expy eh... sa tingin ko maluwag pa sila dyan... mahirap lang talaga sa gulong ng SUV pag sumabog biglang bagsak ang sasakyan.. malamang nagulat yung driver at biglang apak din sa preno kaya ayun.. gulong agad

[Chikselog]

Ako pang long drives and full pax + bags 33-35psi ang tires ko. Okay lang ba to?