Bad Weather Conditions and Your Car Tyres

by IP Cars IP Cars Ltd

Your tyres are the most important parts of your car. Other parts are also essential but they do not rub against the road surface directly. Only your tyres rub their body on the asphalt.

Therefore, your Tyres Bedford are more prone to experience wear and tear over time. A lot of factors are ready to damage the body of your tyres. These factors include friction, heat, temperature, sunshine, rain, driving habits etc.

If you observe, a lot of these factors are related to weather. Mild weather conditions damage your car tyres steadily. On the other hand, weather conditions are sometimes extremely harsh to promote wear and treat in your tyres.

In this article, we will talk about mainly three weather conditions, hot, cold and rain.

If you want your tyres to serve your needs for a long time, you have to consider the effects of weather conditions on your tyres.

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Hot summers:

Nothing is surprising in the fact that the summer season is extremely hot. However, the bad effects of summer on tyres can be new for you.

Rubber is a natural material that comes from rubber trees. Therefore, it has several features like biodegradable substances. Rubber has a nature to become more flexible due to environmental heat. But this nature of rubber is not favourable for tyres.

Tyres would not be able to maintain proper grip and traction due to the softness of the rubber compound.

Furthermore, the softness of rubber will lead to degradation since heat and friction are the two prime factors to degrade the rubber material of car tyres.

How weather will increase the air pressure in tyres as well. Hot air expands due to the fast movement of its air molecules. Therefore, your car tyres will experience inflation in the summer season. You have to check the air pressure regularly to avoid the problems that are linked to over inflation.

Summer season is known for blowouts as well. Heat and friction damage the rubber material and a thinner wall of rubber may invite a blowout at any time. Moreover, even a single hit is enough to cause a blowout if you are driving with over-inflated tyres.

Cold winters:

Winter tyres will cause under-inflation in tyres. As we have mentioned above, hot air expands due to the fast movement of its molecules. Similarly, cold conditions will cause slow movement of air molecules. Therefore, you have to keep an eye on air pressure due to this seasonal change in the winter season as well.

Winter season comes with some additional challenges like snow, ice and slush. In the summer season, your tyres have to struggle on a dry hot surface but in winter, tyres face several faces of roads. Sometimes they are cold and dry and you will find them snowy the next day

Therefore, maintaining proper grip and traction in these conditions is not easy for even an experienced car driver. The rubber material becomes brittle and hard due to cold conditions. Therefore, tyres would not be able to maintain proper grip and traction.

Rainy season:

Rain will make the road surface extremely slippery. Moreover, conditions become worst when the water is mixed with oil, fuel and mud to make a slippery layer.

The most common and dangerous phenomenon in rainy weather is hydroplaning. In this condition, a layer of water will come in between the tyre’s body and the road surface to eliminate friction. As a result, your vehicle will skid on the road violently.

The role of Hankook Tyres Bedford is important in this condition. Rain-friendly tyres are able to scatter extra water with the help of their specially designed tread pattern. On the other hand, some tyres are appropriate for dry conditions and they do not perform well on wet roads. Moreover, factors like air pressure in tyres, tread depth, the height of water, and speed also play a vital role in hydroplaning.