Delticom: Aquaplaning - Tires Make the Difference

Good Tires Help Avoid Water Traps
HANOVER, Germany--(Business Wire)--
It usually sets in unexpectedly and is dangerous: heavy rain spatters audibly
onto the underside of the vehicle; the windshield wipers have difficulty keeping
the windshield clear. Now in the second half of the year, drivers have to deal
more often with unpredictable weather, storms, and heavy rain. If you don`t slow
down in these conditions, you are taking a risk. When the tires lose contact
with the road, things can quickly get dangerous. The vehicle can become an
uncontrollable projectile. Experts call this aquaplaning.

The danger arises in low spots on the road as well as in ruts and on especially
wide roads, where water takes longer to run off. In addition, the risk of
aquaplaning is greater in S curves.

Not only speed and amount of rain on the road determine whether aquaplaning
occurs. It is very important that the tires have enough tread and thus traction.
The prescribed minimum tread depth is 1.6 mm. However, experts and cautious
drivers know that the tread depth on winter tires should not be less than 4 mm
to ensure that they are effective. If the tires have less tread, drivers risk
losing insurance coverage. If an accident occurs through aquaplaning with tires
like that, it may be construed as gross negligence and the insurance is not
required to pay for all the damage.

Experts recommend: Don`t fall into the water trap - replace your winter tires
promptly when the tread gets down to 4 mm. Surfing is not fun in a car, but it
is on the Internet. If you`re in the market for quality tires, you can beat
aquaplaning and get a good price. At Delticom, Europe`s largest Internet tire
shop, more than 100 tire brands and over 25,000 models are available, among them
the respective test winners. Drivers looking for fuel-saving tires will also
find them here. The leading Internet specialist ensures high availability of
tires, even in niche sizes. Short delivery times and an extensive network of
garages that can be selected directly online and found via Google Maps are other
advantages in addition to safe and easy payment conditions.

More information: www.delti.com

Tire shops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: www.ReifenDirekt.de, -at, -ch

Delticom AG
Susanne Kindor-d'Unienville
Chief Information Officer
Telephone: +49(0)511-93634-852
E-Mail: kindor@delti.com

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