{"id":5469,"date":"2013-08-14T10:38:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T09:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2013-08-16T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T10:31:17","slug":"modern-pressure-systems-shouldnt-replace-tyre-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/modern-pressure-systems-shouldnt-replace-tyre-checks\/5469","title":{"rendered":"Modern pressure systems shouldn&#8217;t replace tyre checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michelin is warning drivers not to become complacent when using new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findatyre.ie\/\">tyre<\/a> pressure monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the new electronic safety device &#8211; which will be required as a standard fitment on all newly manufactured cars from November 2014 &#8211; Michelin\u2019s Head of Fleet Dave Crinson said: \u201cAlthough it is an excellent tool, there is the possibility it could encourage drivers to act only when the alarm is raised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the system only detects a reduction in tyre pressure, it is essential that drivers continue to carry out regular checks for tread depths and tyre damage,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Michelin recommends that tyre pressures should be checked at least once a month and before long journeys. In UK studies conducted in 2012, Michelin reveals that only 28 per cent of vehicles tested were found to have the correct tyre pressures as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.<br \/>\nOf the others, 30 per cent were being driven with pressures classified as \u2018dangerous\u2019 \u2013 between 8 and 14 psi under-inflated \u2013 while nine per cent were classified as \u2018very dangerous\u2019 \u2013 more than 14 psi below the recommended level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelin is warning drivers not to become complacent when using new tyre pressure monitoring systems. Welcoming the new electronic safety device &#8211; which will be required as a standard fitment on all newly manufactured cars from November 2014 &#8211; Michelin\u2019s Head of Fleet Dave Crinson said: \u201cAlthough it is an excellent tool, there is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-michelin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Modern pressure systems shouldn&#039;t replace tyre checks - TyreTrade.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/modern-pressure-systems-shouldnt-replace-tyre-checks\/5469\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Modern pressure systems shouldn&#039;t replace tyre checks - TyreTrade.ie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Michelin is warning drivers not to become complacent when using new tyre pressure monitoring systems. 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