article on tyre tread patterns

[Keith Orpin]

Hi Hanno,
Nice article, the British actually marked their Chevron pattern tyres with an arrow, to show the direction of rotation. This shows the open end of the V striking the ground first, which is completely opposite to the way the Canadians show it in their manuals. Having stated that, driving my Chev with the open end of the V striking the ground first, makes it slightly easier to handled, than with the closed end hitting the ground first. I was told years ago, that the reason for mounting the tyres with the V striking the ground first, was that if you became stuck, you could always back out of trouble, which is hardly going to affect us on todays roads !
Regards
Keith