During a weekly check, a driver notices a badly worn front tyre. What should the driver do?
- Reduce speed when driving on wet roads.
- Correct answerHave the worn tyre replaced.
- Check the tyre pressure to ensure it remains constant.
- Fit the worn tyre on one of the rear wheels.
Explanation
The tyres are the vehicle’s only contact with the road, the area of contact is small and, if worn, will not grip properly and safely. The quality of the tyres on a vehicle is an important factor in the vehicle’s road holding and braking ability. Drivers should check their tyres regularly and if they notice that a tyre is badly worn, they should replace it immediately. Whilst the minimum legal tread depth for tyres on most vehicles is 1.6 mm (1 mm for motorcycles), drivers should replace a tyre before it becomes this worn.
Read in Chinese
在每周检查中，司机发现一个前轮胎严重磨损。司机应该怎么做？
- 在湿滑路面驾驶时减速。
- 更换磨损的轮胎。
- 检查轮胎压力以确保其保持恒定。
- 将磨损的轮胎安装在一个后轮上。
轮胎是车辆与道路的唯一接触点，接触面积很小，如果磨损，将无法正确和安全地抓地。车辆轮胎的质量是影响车辆操控性和制动能力的重要因素。司机应定期检查轮胎，如果发现轮胎严重磨损，应立即更换。虽然大多数车辆轮胎的法定最小胎纹深度为1.6毫米（摩托车为1毫米），但司机应在轮胎磨损到这个程度之前更换。