According to Jiangsu Public News Channel "News 360"; On April 5, in a tunnel in Nanjing, a semi-trailer truck suddenly burst the tire, a closer look at the original tire has been seriously worn, but the truck driver not only did not replace the tire in time, the tire burst also wanted to continue driving. In response to this accident, the traffic police reminded that the temperature has risen recently, and before the vehicle is on the road, the owners must not ignore the safety inspection.
Surveillance showed that at 16:34 p.m. that day, when the large truck was driving in the tunnel, the right front wheel suddenly burst the tire, and the direction of the vehicle was out of control. Surprisingly, after the driver stopped, instead of changing the tires, he began to move the cone barrel on the side of the road, and then restarted the vehicle and moved forward in a crooked manner. After driving for a short time, the driver got out of the car again, continued to move the cone barrel, and continued to twist and turn on the road. Seeing such a situation, passing vehicles have avoided it, and the traffic police have rushed to stop it.
The traffic police inspected the scene and found that the truck not only had a flat tire on the right front wheel, but also several other tires were also seriously worn. The driver explained that in order to save costs, he knew that the tires were worn and should be replaced, but he was still lucky to be on the road.
The traffic police assisted the truck driver in contacting the trailer and educated the driver on safety. According to the traffic police, the use time of car tires is usually 6 years, during which if the tire surface is seriously worn, it must be replaced in time.
Nanjing traffic police high-speed seven brigade police yuan run said that after the tire wear is serious, the surface of the tire will appear because of insufficient strength, there are some small cracks, or higher than the surface of the tire bulge, these parts of the tread lack of strength, it is very likely that there will be a sudden burst during the driving process.
Tires must be replaced when the pattern on the surface of a car tire is worn to the same height as the wear mark, or when cracks and cuts appear in the inner wall of the tire. In addition, when the tire has been used for more than 6 years, it should be replaced in time.
Traffic police remind that as the weather warms up, the daily maintenance of vehicles should be paid special attention. Whether it is a fuel vehicle or an electric vehicle, it is necessary to check whether the vehicle's circuit and oil circuit have aging problems before going on the road to avoid accidents.
Jiangsu TV reporter / Fan Jieping Liu Qihong Editor / Hu Chao