run-flat
Deflation-tolerant wheel covering
Run-flat describes a tire designed to keep functioning after losing air pressure, allowing a driver to continue for a limited distance rather than stopping immediately: The car came equipped with run-flat tires.
Run-flats use reinforced sidewalls or internal support rings to bear the vehicle's weight when deflated.
The technology eliminates the need for a spare tire but typically provides only enough range to reach a service station.
Sudden tire failure
Lateral tire surface
- rimCircular outer boundary
- beadPierced ornament for threading
- treadSurface that grips ground
- wheelRotating circular frame
tire · radial · tubeless · valve · hub · spoke · alloy · ply
Treatment or management
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- treadwearErosion of tire surface
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
stiffness · cornering · braking · mileage · durability
Able to block piercing
- self-supportingAble to maintain oneself
- airlessHaving no atmosphere
- self-sealingCloses automatically after puncture
- BridgestoneMultinational tire corporation
Reducing required duration
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- touringTraveling for pleasure
blowout
Sudden tire failure
sidewall
Lateral tire surface
wheel · tire · radial · tubeless · valve · hub · spoke · alloy · ply · carcass
handling
Treatment or management
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- treadwearErosion of tire surface
noise · stiffness · cornering · braking · mileage · durability
puncture-resistant
Able to block piercing
- self-supportingAble to maintain oneself
- airlessHaving no atmosphere
- self-sealingCloses automatically after puncture
Bridgestone · Michelin · Goodyear · Pirelli
time-saving
Reducing required duration
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- touringTraveling for pleasure