Car maintenance is just one aspect of learning to drive and getting your license that you have to get used to when you begin venturing out on the road or getting your own car for the first time. Most people expect to spend a certain amount of money paying for the car or paying for the gas as they go along. There are a significant amount of technical parts that must be regularly replaced or inspected for optimal safety. Failure to do so can be detrimental to the health of your car, your safety, and those driving around you.
Tire tread is an incredibly important safety feature many of us, even those who have been driving for a long period of time, forget to replace and inspect. But — tired tread is paramount to the ability of our cars to properly break. If we can’t break? Lots of issues will follow.
Tire tread is defined as the grooves that go all the way around your tire. They are supposed to be a certain depth for optimal safety. 6/32 of an inch at least is the go-to number. Tire tread is like the bottom of a pair of hiking boots. Many shoes are unsafe for hiking because they do not have a decent amount of tread and cannot grip the mountain or trail. This causes hikers to slip. Tire tread works like that. It helps the tires grip the road. This is why a tire tread of an inadequate depth does not allow your car to stop and break properly. Your breaks may be working fine, but if you have no tired tread, your tires may keep sliding across the pavement.
This is more likely inclement weather. Cars can slide during rain if they are going too fast even with a decent amount of car tread. When you do not have car tread and try to break quickly in the rain? You will likely slide across the pavement and potentially hit the car in front of you. This is called hydroplaning and it can also happen in the snow. It is very difficult to control your car once you start hydroplaning, so hydroplaning is the cause of many car collisions in snow and rain.
6/32 of an inch or more is the preferred depth of your tread and anything less than 5/32 of an inch needs to be replaced or at least inspected. An inspector will likely have you replace the tire if it falls below that number. It’s necessary for everyone’s safety. To check your depth, there are a couple of simple things you can do. If you stick a quarter head down into the groove and the tire covers the top of Washington’s head, you have at least 4/32 of an inch remaining on your tread. Also, many car models have a tread bar indicator. In the groove, there will be a horizontal bar that is deeper than the top of the groove when you receive the car. When the height of that bar is equal to the top of the groove, it is time to replace your tires.
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