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What happens to the stopping distance as tyres get old and worn?
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What happens to the stopping distance of cars as tires get old and worn?
The distance needs to be further apart from the car in front
Why is it dangerous if a cars tyres are worn down?
the tyres get worn down and it becomes dangerous because the tyres have no gripBadly worn tires can blowout and you can easily loose control of your vehicle.
What distance does it take to stop traveling at 50 mph?
The distance to stop depends upon a lot of factors, eg:type of road surfacecondition of tyresstate of road surface (icy, dusty, wet, dry, etc)effectiveness of brakesThe stopping distance given in the Highway Code is based on assumptions that have not changed even though brakes, etc have improved. They are calculated as distance to stop in ft = (speed in mph)² ÷ 20For 50 mph the physical stopping distance is 50² ÷ 20 = 125 ftThe Highway Code gives the emergency stopping distance as this distance plus the thinking distance which is given as 1 ft per mph which at 50 mph is 50 ftThese distances are converted to metres:Emergency stopping distance = thinking distance + physical stopping distance= 50 ft + 125 ft = 175 ft≈ 15 m + 38 m ≈ 53 mThis is the shortest distance based on good brakes, good tyres, dry road. For worn tyres, wet or icy roads, etc increase the distance by a factor of 2, 5, 10 etc.
Why is the braking distance longer when the tires are worn out?
Smooth tyres have less frictional grip on the road surface, and will slide further that a deep tread tyre.
Is good to use resole tire for motorbike?
In my point of view never use resole tyre for bike because thoes tyres are already useable and most of tyres are Worn out tyres.
Effect of friction on the motion of a vehicle in the context of tire surface?
the more worn-out the tyre the lesser the friction produced.newer tyres are better in stopping cars as they can produce greater friction. the worn-out tyre has a surface which is plainer than the new tyre. lesser surface irregularities leads to lesser friction.
If you are in good mental and physical condition what is your vehicle's reaction distance when traveling at 40 mph?
You might be in good condition but what about the road condition (wet, icy), the state of you tyres (good tread or worn), the state of your brakes?
If you are in good mental and physical condition what is your vehicles reaction distance when traveling 40 mph?
You might be in good condition but what about the road condition (wet, icy), the state of you tyres (good tread or worn), the state of your brakes?
Which type of force act on the tyres of a car get worn off?
If I understand the question correctly, the answer is friction.
What is the typical stopping distance for a car going 50MPH in meters?
Classic advice gives an estimation of 53.34m. How wet the conditions are, how worn your tyres are, what type of surface youre travelling on, how tired you are.. Too many factors to give a definiteive answer, but the UK highway code says 53m for a car on dry, firm surface with an alert driver. Be advised that these are the stopping distances for a 1970 ford anglia with drum brakes. The stopping power of a modern car is far better; my Volvo S60 will emergency stop from 50mph in less than 20 metres, but this excludes thinking time, which can vary hugely depending on the driver
When traveling 50-55 mph what is the recommended following interval?
105
Are bald tyres non tread tyres?
Bald tyres are tyres where the tread has been worn of in use and if this is the case then the tyres are not same (and illegal) to use. There are tyres made without a tread (for racing cars), these are not called bald tyres, they are called "slicks" and instead of a tread the surface of the tyre is made to be sticky in use.
