As heat builds up, cars groan, overheat and die

By adamg on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 11:47am

At 11 a.m., Stadol reported:

Just passed 5 cars that have overheated on 95. State Police were helping out.

Matt Noyes at NECN says now would be a good time to ensure your car's tires are inflated properly:

Prime time later today, especially tomorrow, for tire blowouts. Preventable - Almost always from low tire pressure.

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Comments

By Ron Newman on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 12:09pm.

so isn't today less likely, rather than more likely, to result in tire blowouts from under-inflation?

By anon² on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 12:13pm.

under-inflated tires run hotter due to more surface contact. If they have weak areas, it makes a blowout more likely.

So slightly under inflated tires might get away... but why chance it?