Show The Good Tires Go On The Rear Of The Car When a person buys a new dishwasher he's going to put it where he needs it most in the Safety experts say the same rule applies when buying new They should go where they're needed most-on the rear THE TIRE Industry Safety Council reminds motorists surveys have found that while tires are involved in less than one percent of all in the majority of these cases bald or dangerously worn tires were found on the rear of the selecting a pair of replacement tires in the same size and construction as already on the they should be put on the rear wheels for better traction and says Ross R. Chairman of the MANY EXPERTS feel motorists who develop tire problems on the front because of skidding or still have a certain degree of control over the vehicle with the steering when the problem occurs on the rear wheels most drivers have no way to compensate skids or swerves before the vehicle can be stopped Tire safety experts from the National Bureau of Standards Office of Vehicle Systems Research Institute for Applied Technology surveyed independent studies conducted throughout the country and involving thousands of passenger Their findings appear to agree with the Council's IS strung evidence that a significant number of car owners place least worn tires on the front whereas available accident experience indicates the least worn tires should be placed on the the ex- perls tires on the rear appear to be more of a safety hazard than on the a finding at variance with automotive And bald tires on wet pavement make a particularly hazardous in accidents have a larger number of severely worn tires on the rear than on the suggesting that it is safer to put newer or less worn tires on the said the government Ormsby also points out that when buying only a single replacement tire the motorist should put it on the and match it with the least worn of other three |