Do Not Overinflate Your Tires

In these days where we seem to hunger for ways of increasing gas mileage, there's been a lot of information recommending proper tire inflation as a measure for maintaining maximum fuel efficiency. But, you might think that by overinflating your tires, you may even be able to get more fuel savings. For many reasons, this is not recommended, but especially from a safety standpoint. Read on for more information on why this is a bad idea.

Cars and the Efficiency of Overinflated Tires

It is not a surprise to learn that both under inflated and wide tires will make your car less efficient and so you will make less mileage than you should. This will make you pay more on fuel.

What about over inflated tires? You may have heard about how over inflating the tires aided someone in cutting gasoline expenses and he will be sure to preach about the genius of it. By over inflating your tires you reduce the friction between the tires and the road. That may increase the mileage of your car but...

I would not for a moment advocate such tactics though. The mileage improvement comes from the reduced contact between the road and the tires. This compromises the grip of the tires on the road the tire manufacturers intended to provide for your car. By over inflating your car's tires you reduce the friction but you also considerably reduce your chances of safety driving.

Imagine you find yourself in a situation that you have to do emergency braking or have to turn abruptly in order to avoid collision with an obstacle. What will happen then, especially if you are going at high speed? You know that. Your car will lose contact with the road very easily and the consequences for you and your passengers will not be rosy.

Your car may even 'take off' but unfortunately your car is not an airplane and your airborne trip may last only a fraction of a second and the landing will not be quite smooth. Therefore unless you want to die or suffer from serious injuries and put your loved ones in serious danger never over inflate your tires.

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