http://forum.lowyat.net/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:59:07 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/785814 More than 100 deaths in the U.S. have been attributed to aged tires which dried out and lost their treads, even though they appeared to be safe, according to Sean Kane, who heads a private auto safety firm and consults with the federal government. <br /><br />With no warning from the industry or the federal government, safety experts say the only way for consumers to protect themselves is to learn how to read the cryptic code embedded on a tire&#39;s sidewall which reveals the year and week a tire was manufactured. <br /><br />The code is at the end of a jumble of letters and numbers on the tire and, until recently, was on the inward side of the tire requiring motorists to climb under the car to read the number. <br /><br />F<b>or example, the number 418 indicates the tire was manufactured in the 41st week of 1998 and is 10 years old. </b><br /><br />A tire older than six years old, even if it&#39;s never been driven a mile, &quot;is like a ticking time bomb. You don&#39;t know what&#39;s going on inside. That&#39;s what makes it so dangerous,&quot; <br /><br />old tyre will explode any time while you are driving &#33;<br /><br /><br />watch news :<br /><a href='http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897' target='_blank'>http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897</a><br /><br /><br />[attachmentid=584967][attachmentid=584969] Kentthye The Fast &amp; The Furious Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:44:48 +0800