| With effect from the end of 2012 in the European countries will be required by law to install a tires pressure monitor system on each car in order to improve travelling safety and also to reduce the ecological car impact. The continuous car tire pressure control is essential:
- Each tire is losing 0.2 pressure bar every three months, naturally. - 90% of tires are not fully inflated. - 89% of drivers make a tire pressure control less than once in a year. - 2/3 of drivers make a tire pressure control only in the case of a long trip (before summer holidays) - Cars manufacturers think that 75% of road accidents have been caused by flat tires. - A flat tire worsen grip and car control, reducing the capacity of holding the road, the car braking distance and the car steadiness during braking. - During 2006 in Europe, 260.000 road accidents have been caused by flat tires. - When the tire pressure is about 0,5 bar less standard, CO2 emission increase of 2,5 ÷ 6,5 g/Km. Particularly, tire life is 30% shorten, fuel consumption and CO2 emission 3% increased. Finally, driving with fully inflated tires let you have a better roadholding, more travellers comfort and a lot of money saving. REGULATION (EC) No 661/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor. |