A shocking new study has revealed an alarming lack of tyre safety knowledge among Bristol drivers, indicating that a significant number of motorists are putting lives at risk. The issue of tyre safety was recently underlined in the Department for Transport’s latest report.
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00:00A new study has revealed that there is a shocking lack of tyre safety knowledge among Bristol
00:08drivers, suggesting that a significant number of motorists could be putting lives at risk
00:14through lack of knowledge. Within the study's findings, released as
00:20part of the Tyre Safety Month, was only 16% of those surveyed in Bristol check their tyre
00:27tread depth every month, which is the recommended frequency to check your tyres.
00:33On a national level, only 36% of people knew the correct potential licence penalty for
00:39insufficient tread depth, which is three points on their licence for an illegal tyre.
00:46To help combat this, companies such as Bristol Street Motors are highlighting how drivers
00:52can check their tyres, including inserting a 20p coin into the grooves of a tyre to
00:57check its tread.