{"id":42774,"date":"2026-01-07T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/learn-the-abcs-of-tyre-care-this-back-to-school-season\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:54:08","slug":"learn-the-abcs-of-tyre-care-this-back-to-school-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/learn-the-abcs-of-tyre-care-this-back-to-school-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn the \u201cABCs\u201d of Tyre Care this Back-to-School Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Durban, South Africa, 8 January 2026] As South African families gear up for the back-to-school rush, Dunlop Tyres SA is calling on parents, guardians, and scholar transport drivers to prioritise tyre safety by following the simple ABC of tyre care.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Road safety starts long before the school bell rings,&rdquo; said Keith Phelps, technical tyre expert at Dunlop Tyres SA. &ldquo;Tyre checks are quick, easy, and one of the most effective ways to protect your family on the road. The ABC of tyre care gives every parent a clear, memorable way to keep their vehicles safe and school-run ready.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ABC of Tyre Care<\/p>\n<p>A &mdash; Air Pressure <\/p>\n<p>Correct tyre pressure is essential for safe handling, braking, and fuel efficiency. Parents are encouraged to check tyre pressure weekly, including the spare. Under-inflation is one of the leading causes of tyre failure. Under inflated tyres are one of the biggest contributing factors for aquaplaning occurring on wet road surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>B&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=76035&#038;page=learn-the-abcs-of-tyre-care-this-back-to-school-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Durban, South Africa, 8 January 2026] As South African families gear up for the back-to-school rush, Dunlop Tyres SA is calling on parents, guardians, and scholar transport drivers to prioritise tyre safety by following the simple ABC of tyre care. &ldquo;Road safety starts long before the school bell rings,&rdquo; said Keith Phelps, technical tyre expert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/24752_shutterstock_2401451187_2.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/24752_shutterstock_2401451187_2.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}