As we are coming towards the end of Tyre Safety Month I thought it would be good to do a roundup of what has been happening online and who has been providing tyre safety information. First of all TyreSafe, one of the UK’s leading tyre safety organisations, launched Tyre Safety Month during October 2010. This October, TyreSafe is highlighting the ... [ Read: Information & Round-up of Tyre Safety Month ]

We have previously written about the Michelin Fill Up With Air Campaign when the research showed figures of more than 370 million litres of fuel are being wasted each year. This has resulted in around £440 million being lost by UK drivers – all due to the incorrect tyre pressures causing drivers to drive around using under-inflated tyres. ... [ Read: Michelin Fill Up With Air Campaign Helps Correct Tyre Pressures in the UK ]

Winters are getting worse, or so it seems. Last winter was particularly nasty, with ungritted roads, ice, snow, sleet, slush… whatever could get in the way of motoring somehow managed to do just that. I’m used to bad weather, having live in the Yorkshire Dales all of my life, and so with the memory of last years cold snap ... [ Read: Winter Tyres Review ]

Peter Ramsauer, Germany’s Transport Minister, has announced that motorists will soon have an obligation to use winter tyres to ensure their and other’s safety whilst driving in snowy and muddy weather conditions. This safety crackdown was confirmed in the daily newspaper Bild which would provide responsibility to the owners of vehicles to ensure their tyres are safe. The current ... [ Read: Germany Set for Winter Tyres Law ]

Those of you with iPhones can now simply input your vehicle registration details and be provided with the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressure settings. The app has been launched by TyreSafe as part of tyre safety month and is completely free. The effects of under-inflated tyres We have detailed the issues about under-inflated tyres helping save fuel, with the Michelin’s ... [ Read: Check Recommended Tyre Pressure with new iPhone App ]

The spectacular night race in Singapore returned on the weekend allowing Formula 1 cars to race around its track, made out of the streets of Singapore. Tyres played an interesting role in the storyline but it was interesting to see their durability and how tyre information is read through telemetry by the teams. The tyre strategy in this race ... [ Read: Tyre development in show with F1 technology ]

Slush planing occurs as a tyre loses contact with the road, similar to the term aquaplaning when in the wet, which leaves the driver without control of the car. Changeable conditions from snow to slush Last winter saw heavy snowfall and sever cold weather conditions that were constantly changing. The big problem with the cold snap was the constant yet ... [ Read: Winter slush planing dangers and concerns from Nokian Tyres ]

Does the picture to the left look familiar? When the weather turns bad often the chances of a car crash increase as the road gets slippery and visibitily decreases. This means you have to be much more careful when driving, perhaps at this point it is wise to consider winter tyres? Check out our winter tyres guide for ... [ Read: 10 rules of how to drive in wet winter weather conditions ]

The French tyre company, Michelin, confirmed that it would be returning to the rallying scene after Pirelli have recently pulled out and ventured into Formula One. The following statement was released: The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile [FIA] has accepted Michelin’s application to supply tyres for the World Rally Championship beginning in 2011. Michelin’s application was prompted by the FIA’s decision ... [ Read: World Rally Championship confirms tyre suppliers ]