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Old 08-29-2008, 01:07 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
I haven't checked the pressure in that tire for over 2 months
That's too long, especially if you drive on the highway every day.

I'm not a pilot, but I have fallen into the habit of making a quick once around before driving the car, at least every other day, and always if I will drive on the highway that day. This takes all of 5 seconds. A gauge is used every other week (by which point they are usually down about .5 psi). The visual inspection is actually the most important one safety-wise. A seriously under inflated tire is easy to spot visually, and since these usually result from a puncture where the air loss is quick, even checking the pressure once a week would not be frequent enough to catch the problem before driving on the low tire. The walk around won't catch a tire down from 33 to 28, but I'm sure I would notice a tire at 20 psi or less.
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