[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I don' know that the turns made in an out of round abouts qualify as "sharp". In fact it seems just the opposite to me. Ninety degree turns at intersections are sharp. The turns made in round abouts are not close to ninety degrees.

If you read what I wrote, that is what I said!

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I’ve drove in England and roundabouts are not as curvy as on BV or MB. And where they where you could not speed through them.

You never met a mini roundabout?
They don't get any curvier than them!

[Topspinmo]

Bottom line, if rubber tires are rotating with weight on them they are wearing. If you want them to last, check tire pressure monthly, rotate them, and don’t speed, especially going around corners.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

You never met a mini roundabout?
They don't get any curvier than them!

But, can you speed through them?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

The OP didn't state they were aggressive and I am probably a tad more aggressive on the turns than most but in a careful way. I also never get my tires rotated, over the years there were several Cadillacs I owned that had different size tires front and rear that did not call for rotation and ever since then I stopped doing it to all of my cars. I drive my cars around 36,000 miles and then trade them in and have not come close to needing tires in decades. I do keep the pressure where it should be and check the them regularly. I also might add that I don't even remember the last time I had to have an alignment.

You don’t keep car long enough to replace anything. Those of us that expect to get 60K plus out of tires do what recommended in owners manual.

[Polar Bear]

Driving a bit aggressively through the roundabouts will probably turn a 50k mile tire into a 48k mile tire. I can live with that.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

But, can you speed through them?

Absolutely!
They have no raised circle, just a painted one.
Roundabouts do not damage tires.

[carpej]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

That is why I propose: Traffic in roundabouts go counter-clockwise on odd days, clockwise on even days.

I am still laughing..........

[Tankerrich]

Fill with nitrogen instead of air.

[biker1]

That will not accomplish anything except perhaps making your wallet lighter. Air is 78% nitrogen. The 21% oxygen, plus 1% trace gases, will not have a measurable impact on your tires.

Originally Posted by Tankerrich

Fill with nitrogen instead of air.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Absolutely!
They have no raised circle, just a painted one.
Roundabouts do not damage tires.

Funny thing when I when to get MOT they said tires are worn? I stopped going to Bicester tires and muffler

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

Driving a bit aggressively through the roundabouts will probably turn a 50k mile tire into a 48k mile tire. I can live with that.

You’re aggressively might not be as aggressively as some.

[Curtisbwp]

Will the round abouts or rotery ware my tires more than the numerous roterys where i come from? I dont think so

[DAVES]

Endless opinion debate.
Tires-on your car I expect almost all of us have radials and front wheel drive. Warranty,
it says, you are sold a 70,000 mile warranty. Reality, if you read the deal, it is based on list price and is prorated base on wear. No one pays list price and the prorated warranty means any value expires long before the stated 70,000.
Front wheel drive. The front tires carry more weight, wear from engine power, wear from steering, wear from braking-the due to the fact that when you brake the weight shifts forward-you are opposing momentum, and often due to impacts etc the front tires are no longer properly aligned.
Nitrogen-nitrogen as a gas has less volume change, pressure change than the mix we call air. You pay extra for nitrogen. You take your car in for service and they top off the pressure. OOPS did they add nitrogen or the air from the hose laying around. You get a flat. You call ????? service. They plug the tire, the nitrogen has leaked out, they will fill it with air. You cannot get all the air out and refill it with nitrogen. It does work-IF.
Rotating your tires.
OPINION-mine. I have my tires rotated front to back and then back to front keeping the tire on the same side of the car. The typical pattern where you cross from side to side,
you case the cross over tire to revolve in the opposite direction from what it was doing.
It can cause failure. It used to be more common than today but I've had tires fail due to this.
Tires have gotten far more expensive than they used to be. They are also far better for handling, service life etc. In the 60's and 70's 20,000 miles was typical. Today 50,000 plus.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by lambstuff

Learned something today, make sure you rotate your tires as the villages roundabouts cause excessive wear on the front tires and to occasionally check for wear.

Glad to hear someone knows this. Very good point! You would be surprised how many people don’t ever check their engine oil either.