Tyres Damaged By Speed Bumps.

[Guest jeffthro]

Today, I am BL**DY SEETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOT day today, and failed on a tyre with dangerous splits on the inside wall, and another advise same thing starting. Add to this that I had to replace a tyre a couple of months ago for the same reason, and East Dorset County Council have cost me £300 with their dangerously high speed humps. I know exactly the road, as its the only one I ever travel along that has them, and now I use a lengthy detour to avoid it. Any one reckon I would get anywhere trying to get my tyres paid for? MOT tester said I could have actually suffered a blow out with goodness knows what consequences!!

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

I would say it IS the fault of constant hump pressure, like mounting a 5" kerb everyday !!

Having said that, are those road humps' angles quite steep or soft gradients?

Simple potholes do cause considerable suspension and tyre damage, so why wouldn't road humps????

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

The contruction of a tyre has MANY wires which we all know snap after constant flexing... This initially will cause "blebs" or bulges in the tyre walls when they snap/give-way... Road-humps are as much an issue as pot-holes IMHO :(