EU law stipulates Digital tyre pressure gauges
Discussion
SystemParanoia said:
ive checked my tyre pressures every week for a year... they haven't changed at all!
if they absolutely HAD to meddle.. it would have made more sense to fit a system like the Original Hummer has, that can inflate and deflate its own tyres on the fly. legislate something that will actually change the game, instead of creating the possibility of needless bork
Hummer CTIS ( Central Tyre inflation system )
I presume the diagram is a schematic? Just that offset halfshafts and random pipes on the outside of the wheel aren't the future if they absolutely HAD to meddle.. it would have made more sense to fit a system like the Original Hummer has, that can inflate and deflate its own tyres on the fly. legislate something that will actually change the game, instead of creating the possibility of needless bork
Hummer CTIS ( Central Tyre inflation system )
CTIS said:
Another function of the CTIS is to maintain pressure in the tires if there is a slow leak or puncture. In this case, the system controls inflation automatically based on the selected pressure the driver has set.
Edited by SystemParanoia on Thursday 1st November 22:33
.Joking (honest
) apart, I can't help thinking that an ability to keep a deflating tyre inflated isn't good - what happens if it's something like a six inch nail burrowing its way through the cords (which would ordinarily mean speed-related ticking noises followed by a slow deflation and plenty of warning via shuddering etc culminating in a controlled stop in a safe place of one's choosing) leading to a catastrophic deflation at an inconvenient moment as the tyre instantaneously, errm, falls apart? Not that I'm in favour of these 'digital tyre pressure sensors'... Oh no, Sir!!! We've managed to survive by making regular checks, after all
. Another poster has mooted the "lowest common denominator" point around this law (the third such law, catering for the ignorant tiny minority while almost all of us can manage to behave ourselves 24/7/365/... , mentioned on here in the past 24 hours 
...).
k EU law.My car has TPMS and I rate it highly. Why? Because on two separate occasions I happened to be driving along, minding my own business only to find the TPMS warning light came on, it turned out that my tyre had indeed been punctured on both occasions.
You can check your tyres regularly and do a walk around at the start of a journey, but TPMS helps prevent real problems seen in the real world from becoming accidents.
You can check your tyres regularly and do a walk around at the start of a journey, but TPMS helps prevent real problems seen in the real world from becoming accidents.
aw51 121565 said:
I presume the diagram is a schematic? Just that offset halfshafts and random pipes on the outside of the wheel aren't the future .
Joking (honest ) apart, I can't help thinking that an ability to keep a deflating tyre inflated isn't good - what happens if it's something like a six inch nail burrowing its way through the cords (which would ordinarily mean speed-related ticking noises followed by a slow deflation and plenty of warning via shuddering etc culminating in a controlled stop in a safe place of one's choosing) leading to a catastrophic deflation at an inconvenient moment as the tyre instantaneously, errm, falls apart?
Not that I'm in favour of these 'digital tyre pressure sensors'... Oh no, Sir!!! We've managed to survive by making regular checks, after all . Another poster has mooted the "lowest common denominator" point around this law (the third such law, catering for the ignorant tiny minority while almost all of us can manage to behave ourselves 24/7/365/... , mentioned on here in the past 24 hours ...).
i have no problems with Portal axles becoming standard fitment to everything .Joking (honest
) apart, I can't help thinking that an ability to keep a deflating tyre inflated isn't good - what happens if it's something like a six inch nail burrowing its way through the cords (which would ordinarily mean speed-related ticking noises followed by a slow deflation and plenty of warning via shuddering etc culminating in a controlled stop in a safe place of one's choosing) leading to a catastrophic deflation at an inconvenient moment as the tyre instantaneously, errm, falls apart? Not that I'm in favour of these 'digital tyre pressure sensors'... Oh no, Sir!!! We've managed to survive by making regular checks, after all
. Another poster has mooted the "lowest common denominator" point around this law (the third such law, catering for the ignorant tiny minority while almost all of us can manage to behave ourselves 24/7/365/... , mentioned on here in the past 24 hours ...).Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff