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By Ryan R Rees

Ryan Rees has been writing about
automobiles and automotive subjects for
some 50 years. A former newspaper writer,
editor and columnist, he also has been
involved in motorsport public relations.
Until retiring to southern Utah recently,
he and his wife, Marilyn, wrote a popular
weekly auto review column, The Car Couple.
hen it comes to automotive care, few people give

Wtheir tires a second thought.

Few people take the time to regularly check the air pressure in their
tires, the alignment or balance. According to tire manufacturers, a
typical passenger car tire can lose up to 1 percent of its air
every month. Over time, that can add up to a substantial
loss of air and cause irregular wear and contribute to

decreased fuel economy.

The tires everyone is accustomed to were first
developed in 1888 by John Dunlop. The doughnut-
shaped black tires are known as pneumatic, or air-filled
tires, and are produced in some 455 factories around
the world.

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