The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 April 1969 — Page 16

Losing Your Grip, Tire-Wise? If you hear your tires talking, perhaps a few days fishing will help — or a week in the mountains. On the other hand, if you see them talking, you’re tire-wise, and you’ll heed their message. Talking tires. They’ll tell you when your pocketbook is being hit. And in most cases they can tell you exactly who the culprit is, too. Like improper alignment, worn shocks, overinflation, underinflation, and many other conditions that rob you of the tire mileage that you pay for. Besides accelerated wear, there s also the safety factor — something that’s even more important than the money you may waste. What are the tires on your car telling you? Study the pictures and try the little test below, then check the answers to find out how tire-wise you are.

When the tire is worn in patches, particularly on the shoulder, it means: (1) the brakes tend to grab (2) the tire is out of balance (3) the tire is overinflated Tire is wearing more at each shoulder; tread is “stepped” from the center tread toward each side. It means: (1) tire is out of balance (2) tire is underinflated (3) tire is overinflated

Photos courtesy of Popular Science and Rubber Manufacturers Association

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Qk nl The tire is worn evenly, but the treads are feathered. It means: (if the tire is overinflated (2) too much front end toe-in (3) you take corners too fast SB Arnim ■ | H I A Tire shows extremely uneven wear. It means: (1) faulty brake system (needs fluid, adjustment) (2) faulty wheel alignment (too much camber) (3) tires need rotation (including spare)

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■u I i Both shoulders are worn while the center still has some tread. It means: (1) new shocks are needed (2) slow down on comers (3) tie rod is loose ■ wn 1 < SKI I IUkI The center treads of the tire are wearing faster than the shoulders. It means: (1) worn out shocks (2) overinflation (3) wheels need balancing

Race Drivers Point Up Importance of ‘Belts’

Young people, supposedly at odds with the older generation, have at least one area of agreement with their parents. Both are ignoring the lifesaving use of car seat belts. Champion Spark Plug Company, through its Highway Safety Program, queried nearly 12,000 high school seniors on seat belt wearing habits. In cars equipped with belts, well under 50 percent use the restraining devices. Only 14.8 percent said they always use belts. Another 29.8 percent said they used them most of the time. The biggest percentage, 37.5, said they seldom used belts. Some 17.7 percent said they never used seat belts. There was little difference in use between boys and girls, with less than a percentage point difference in their answers. In addition to youngsters driving cars equipped with seat belts but not using them, large percentages are driving cars which have no seat belts. Os those driving their own cars, less than half of the vehicles are equipped with belts. Over 63.6% of all cars, includ-

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Ing those belonging to parents, were equipped with belts. The students’ failure to wear seat belts was not because of their failure to recognize the consequences, the survey found. Almost two-thirds of them identified not wearing belts as a major contributing cause to traffic fatalities. Estimates by the National Safety Council show that about one out of five fatalities could have been avoided if seat belts were being worn. According to J. R. McGeorge, Champion’s Public Relations Manager and Director of the Highway Safety Program, “In our presentation to school groups we have Indianapolis race drivers stress the responsibilities as well as the skills of operating a car. “A race driver would no more think of operating a car without a seat belt than he would without a steering wheel,” McGeorge said. The 1968-69 Champion Highway Safety Program, to be conducted in schools throughout the US. and Canada, is stressing seat belt use as well as other safety aids.