Healthy Habits: Tire Tips

Are you traveling or Memorial Day or summer vacations this year?
Many people often forget one of the most important components to vehicle safety: our tires. According to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 660 highway fatalities are caused by underinflated tires annually. Michelin would like to share the following tips with you for making sure you're traveling safely:

- Check your tire pressure at least once a month and before and after a long trip. Tires can loose 1-2 psi per month.
- Examine your treads. Always make sure your tires have at least 2/32” of tread depth (the penny trick). Examine the wear patterns; the wear patterns can tell you whether your tires are over or under inflated and if your alignment is off.
- Avoid hydroplaning. simple adjustments to driving including reducing your speed and avoiding wet spots, especially standing water can reduce your risk of hydroplaning.
- Tires should be rotated every 6,000-8,000 miles.
- Make sure when replacing just two tires that you put the two tires with the deepest treads on the rear axle regardless of whether you have front-wheel, rear-wheel or all-wheel drive.