Defective tyres – a real threat to road safety
Pedestrian death reinforces TyreSafe warnings
The vital part that tyres play in a vehicle’s handling, particularly on wet roads, was brought into sharp focus at Cromer Magistrates Court, in Norfolk, earlier this month, when a motorist received fines and penalty points on his license following the death of a pedestrian in an accident involving a worn tyre.
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