Thread depth affects braking distance

[Good-Carbuyer]

wet days just drive slower..

Can drop driving speed 10 to 50km/H to suit environment/occassion.

[Good-Carbuyer]

nothing quite lick a nice sticky tyre.

 

 

yokohama is one of my sponsors (thank god!) so i get these bad boys. Just as well as i go through around 2-3 sets a month

 

 

 

 

 

really soft, good for about 300km max

 

 

 

 

a really good dual purpose tyre (good in dry and wet) is Direzza Star Spec. we used them on our endurance car. dry and wet. this weekend it rained for the whole 6hrs of the race and the tyres were great. excellent tyre.

I believe most of us here, discussing based on regular road driving for commuting purposes. Money not enough for circuit driving.

[Yeobh]

1.6mm is the legal limit set by MOT in UK . In Spore , the vehicle inspection centres do not take thread readings, they only do visual inspections and the inspector will make the judgement

Edited October 27, 2011 by Yeobh

[Badder]

I believe most of us here, discussing based on regular road driving for commuting purposes. Money not enough for circuit driving.

 

the Direzza Star Spec are not expensive...which is why i posted.

 

in fact they are generally cheaper than the other tyres mentioned in this thread

 

 

and like i said they are great in dry and wet.

 

 

which i believe is what the OP asked for advice on.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 27, 2011 by Badder

[Good-Carbuyer]

Pilot Super Sport,

but F1A2's dry grip is comparable oso.

Many thanks for sharing with us. I normally look for best dry road tire within the economy price range. I try compensate with slowing down, my driving skill, what the tire could not entertain (including a little leisure off-road driving). Not too tedious, as I do not do that too often. Example: I went for some circuit driving with my regular tire.

[Good-Carbuyer]

1.6mm is the legal limit set by MOT in UK . In Spore , the vehicle inspection centres do not take thread readings, they only do visual inspections and the inspector will make the judgement

Agree on that. I observed that some drivers did panicked when their car slided with hard braking during raining day along SLE. They steered left and right hoping to slow their cars. Perhaps if they got more than 4mm tread depth, it would not be an issue for them. I had observed such sliding with less than 4mm tread depth on other roads (some roads got loose a little sand grains/slurry here and there). All hopeless if there is lubricant like diesel spilled onto the road. It seems that those inspection centres do not pay much attention to worn shock-absorbers, critical for safe emergency/high speed braking?

Edited October 27, 2011 by Good-Carbuyer

[Badder]

I observed that some drivers did panicked when their car slided with hard braking during raining day along SLE. They steered left and right hoping to slow their cars.

how is that going to improve braking it will in fact worsen it.

 

 

 

 

[Good-Carbuyer]

how is that going to improve braking it will in fact worsen it.

I believe they had panicked, since their car did not veered like those with worn shock-absorbers (just barely visible for me behind to take note).

[Yeobh]

1.6mm is the min thread depth, any less is not acceptable. As a car owner you decide for your own safety, any less than 1.6mm is considered not roadworth and therefore you can be fine ( in UK).

Computerised Vehicle inspection in Singapore started in 1982, at that time shock absorber and ball joint free play testing were very new concepts tested out in Europe. Not all countries have such tests, depending on each country's road conditions and topography.

 

[Mkl22]

the Direzza Star Spec are not expensive...which is why i posted.

 

in fact they are generally cheaper than the other tyres mentioned in this thread

 

 

and like i said they are great in dry and wet.

 

 

which i believe is what the OP asked for advice on.....

 

 

star spec Z1 not easy to get locally. need to order.

[Good-Carbuyer]

1.6mm is the min thread depth, any less is not acceptable. As a car owner you decide for your own safety, any less than 1.6mm is considered not roadworth and therefore you can be fine ( in UK).

Computerised Vehicle inspection in Singapore started in 1982, at that time shock absorber and ball joint free play testing were very new concepts tested out in Europe. Not all countries have such tests, depending on each country's road conditions and topography.

I believe from my observations that defective shock-absorbers (worn/imbalance) more likely to cause loss of control than just tyre tread depth.

Example: Even on a good dry level road, the defective shock-absorbers can cause loss of steering control, with/without brake application. Can be serious enough to flip a car/pick-up. Could be not many of those doing vehicle inspections are aware of the danger. Perhaps ignorant motorists dismiss mild symptoms of it, for road surface imperfection.