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Wed 4 Apr 2001 20:38

Back to basics in New Zealand! - Andrew Hamilton

Tyre safety warning ahead of Easter

The state of tyres on New Zealand cars is the target of a new road safety campaign for Easter.

Copied off the website.

The Land Transport Safety Authority says 19 people died last year in crashes where bad tyres were a factor. Another 195 were injured.

But a simple lifesaving remedy exists - air.

If tyres are underinflated the car does not handle as well as it should and will understeer. Correct tyre pressure keeps the sidewalls rigid and stops the shoulders wearing.

Officials are calling on New Zealanders to pump some life into the rubber that keeps them connected to the road as well as checking the oil and water this Easter.

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