Safety Alert : TYRE

Many people are not aware how important tyres are, although tyres are considered responsible for 33 per cent of the vehicle's safety and bad tyres are the cause of most overturning accidents, especially during the summer when asphalt temperatures can reach 70 to 80 degrees Celsius

Check your tyres - for your safety.

During the summer months, motorists should pay particular attention to the validity of their tyres so as to avoid any incidents of their tyres exploding. Motorists should avoid overloading their vehicles and bumping into pavements or solid objects, and they should also regularly check that their windows are not cracked."

There was an accident reported in Dubai yesterday relating to this where some 35 schoolchildren had a providential escape Tuesday when their school bus collided with a smaller passenger vehicle on Shaikh Zayed Road.

According to police and eyewitnesses, the minibus stopped suddenly in the middle of the road after one of its tyres got punctured. The bigger bus, which belonged to Delhi Private School (DPS), was carrying 35 students, teachers and assistants on board at the time of the crash. There were 25 people inside the bus which had blown a tyre. The accident was caused by the bursting of the right front tyre of the smaller bus, which caused it to stop suddenly in the path of the school bus.