{"id":14557,"date":"2016-04-04T12:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T11:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=14557"},"modified":"2016-04-04T22:34:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T21:34:30","slug":"tyre-safety-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/tyre-safety-awareness-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyre safety awareness campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14561\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tyre_rsa_main.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14561\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14561\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tyre_rsa_main.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cTyres are the only part of your vehicle that keep you in contact with the road so it is critical that they are in roadworthy condition at all times\" width=\"850\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tyre_rsa_main.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tyre_rsa_main-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/tyre_rsa_main-768x582.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cTyres are the only part of your vehicle that keep you in contact with the road so it is critical that they are in roadworthy condition at all times<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a071 road deaths in Ireland between 2008-2012 had defective tyres as a contributing factor of the related crashes writes Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today at the launch of a tyre safety awareness campaign by the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Siochana new figures reveal that\u00a0vehicle factors contributed to 1 in 8 fatal collisions analysed between 2008 and 2012.\u00a0Defective tyres were the most significant factor, representing almost two thirds (64.1% or 66) of all vehicle factors identified.<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed at the launch of a landmark new report \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsa.ie\/Documents\/Campaigns\/Tyre%20Safety\/Downloads\/Pre%20Crash%20report%20Fatal%20Collisions%202008%20to%202012%20vehicle%20factors.pdf\">Pre-Crash Report on Vehicle Factors in Fatal Collisions\u20191<\/a>, the first of its kind in Ireland, which analysed An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na Forensic Collision Investigation reports in order to identify the main contributory factors in collisions on Irish roads.\u00a0Brakes were also a factor contributing to 18 deaths and 6 serious injuries in the same period along with other factors such as\u00a0defective tyres, brakes, steering or suspension, were found to have contributed to 101 of these fatal collisions, in combination with behavioural factors such as speeding, alcohol or drug use.<\/p>\n<p>While defective tyres were the most significant factor the report also found that over half (51.5%) of the tyres on the 66 vehicles with defective tyres were excessively or dangerously worn and 10.6% were underinflated, some dangerously low. 6% were a combination of excessively worn, underinflated, the wrong size or fitted in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Moyagh Murdock, Chief Executive of the Road Safety Authority said: \u201cThis report shows that tyres are the parts of your car that are most likely to put you at risk of a fatal collision if they\u2019re not roadworthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cDon\u2019t assume you can tell if there\u2019s a problem just by looking at them \u2013 you can\u2019t. I would strongly recommend that you check your tyres at least once a month. The easiest way to do this is to call into your local garage and get your tyres checked by an expert. Most will probably do this free of charge. When purchasing tyres, invest in tyres that will last and I would urge people not to purchase used tyres, you just can\u2019t be sure of their history and will cost you more in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>The advert can be viewed on the RSA YouTube page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KBnbP8ITHmQ\">here<\/a> and more information on the campaign can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsa.ie\/RSA\/Road-Safety\/Campaigns\/Current-road-safety-campaigns\/Tyre-Safety1\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For more information on Tyres and tyre safety\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/how-old-are-my-tyres\/\">How old are my tyres<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" title=\"Edit \u201cTyres and Tribulations \u2013 Punctures and how to avoid them\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/tyres-tribulations\/\">Tyres and Tribulations \u2013 Punctures and how to avoid them<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/budget-tyres-or-premium-brands-does-it-really-matter\/\">Budget tyres or premium brands: Does it really matter?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/its-time-to-get-a-grip-on-safety-with-good-tyres\/\">It\u2019s time to get a grip on safety with good tyres<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4th April, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a071 road deaths in Ireland between 2008-2012 had defective tyres as a contributing factor of the related crashes writes Geraldine Herbert Today at the launch of a tyre safety awareness campaign by the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Siochana new figures reveal that\u00a0vehicle factors contributed to 1 in 8 fatal collisions analysed between 2008 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,2164,117,77],"tags":[360,2624,359,5837,102],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - 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