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# Tyres

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2022
# Tyres
Lewis Hamilton cannot understand Mercedes’ call for strategy decision in Miami
Race engineer Peter Bonnington asked the driver whether he wished to take on new tyres during a late safety car.
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May 9th 2022, 7:56 AM
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# cop26
Climate activists deflate tyres of ‘luxury’ cars in Glasgow protest
Around 60 cars in the west end of Glasgow were targeted.
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Nov 12th 2021, 10:30 AM
# fatal crashes
Warning as research shows defective tyres a factor in an average of 14 roads deaths per year
Each month 8,500 vehicles are classified as being dangerously defective.
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Oct 8th 2019, 3:09 PM
# chancery street
Tyres and rickshaws set ablaze at building close to Four Courts
The blaze broke out at about midnight on Chancery Street, just north of the Liffey in Dublin city centre.
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Sep 8th 2018, 9:55 AM
# Bus Stopped
Clare school bus stopped by gardaí due to 'badly worn' tyres and rust
Gardaí stopped a number of school buses in the Clare area.
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Feb 6th 2018, 10:33 PM
# Irish Cement
'The reality is it produces dangerous toxins': Concerns about plan to burn tyres at Limerick plant
Irish Cement wants to burn tyres and other industrial waste at its factory in Mungret.
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Aug 29th 2017, 6:10 AM
# Illegal dumping
'A blight on the countryside': Minister pledges money to clean up thousands of tyres dumped around Ireland
Latest estimates from local authorities suggest there are more than 750,000 tyres dumped around the country.
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Aug 9th 2017, 6:10 AM
# Newry
"Disgust" as Orange Hall targeted in suspected arson attack
The PSNI said it was told tyres were put against the building and set on fire.
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Feb 26th 2017, 1:04 PM
# haulage
Truck drivers protest outside Leinster House over tyre levy
Industry groups said the move will cost drivers upwards of €15 per tyre.
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Dec 8th 2016, 6:50 PM
# like a glove
These prototype wheels would make parallel parking an easier task
Ever see a car move sideways before?
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Jun 30th 2016, 1:55 PM
# Road Safety
Don't check your tyres? Here's how to get it done for free
The RSA has warned that people are risking their safety.
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Oct 1st 2015, 11:38 AM
# tyred out
A Galway garage is holding a 'Ladies Tyre Awareness Evening'
But the sales manager of Kevin Burke Tyres says it’s about “empowering women”.
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May 14th 2015, 11:00 PM
# road safety week
Have you checked your tyres lately?
The minimum legal tyre tread depth is 1.6mm for cars and 1mm for motorcycles.
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Oct 7th 2014, 5:30 PM
# bossnapped
Workers in France free their tyre factory bosses after holding them captive
Workers battling the closure of a Goodyear tyre plant had held to executives captive for almost 30 hours before occupying the factory.
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Jan 7th 2014, 5:19 PM
# Road Safety
One in six cars on Irish roads is on illegal tyres
Over half of the cars tested in a new survey were found to be on tyres with incorrect pressure with some dangerously inflated.
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Jul 23rd 2013, 3:08 PM
# bruno
Hilarious graphic shows dog that gnawed through police car tyres
Bruno the dog: hero of civil disobedience.
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Jul 2nd 2013, 11:00 AM
# F1
Traction: Schumacher ramps up Pirelli criticism
The German has compared the tyres’ grip to raw eggs and claims drivers are forced to ease off during races.
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May 9th 2012, 11:59 AM