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Check your tires before you travel. Your tire air pressure must be checked before a trip by car. Make this simple auto maintenance part of your car monthly check. Keep your car on the road for safety and savings can start with something as simple as the tires well maintained.

According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, about 11 percent of vehicles on the road have at least one bald tire, and 55 percent of vehicles have at least one tire under-inflated.

Ongoing preventive maintenance, which can take less than 10 minutes at least every month or before long trips is the best method to maximize tire performance, say experts at Cooper Tire. Before hitting the road, drivers should carry out maintenance checks do-it-yourself, looking at the tire inflation good, damage or excessive wear.

1. Treading firmly. The only part of a vehicle to hit the road are the tires, making the tread, a key factor in the treatment, cornering, acceleration and braking, a vital part of the overall tire maintenance . Tire tread depth must be greater than 2 / 32 inch deep around the tire, and drivers can confirm this by a penny. Insert the edge of the coin into the tread with Lincoln going in head first. If the top of Lincoln’s head is covered by the tread, there is an acceptable amount of tread, if the crown is visible anywhere on the tire, the tire is worn and must be replaced.
2. Wearing well. By examining the tread, also look for signs of uneven wear or damage such as cuts, breaks, cracks, pitting and dents. These conditions shorten the life of the tires and, if not corrected, may cause damage as a result of the wheel, or loss of air can occur.
3. To lobby. Tire pressure also plays a crucial role in the overall performance of under-inflated tires as creating undue stress on the tires, while inflation may cause uneven wear, plus handling and braking issues. A common myth is that the tire pressure marked on the sidewall is the maximum pressure, when in reality it is the maximum pressure. Drivers must follow the instructions in your owner’s manual or placard vehicle tire (or sticker) attached to the vehicle door edge, door post, door of the glove box, trunk or fuel door.
4. professional help.

If any of these checks reveal the need for necessary maintenance or in case of doubt about the condition of their tires, drivers should take the vehicle to a tire dealer for a professional inspection, moved Chuck Yurkovich, Vice- president of global technology for Cooper Tire.