All-season tyre test,

Six weeks ago, I swapped the summer tyres on my 2010 Renault Megane for a set of Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons. The purpose is to find out if these all-season tyres will do exactly what they say on their sidewalls, and get me through the year without needing to switch to winter tyresfor the colder months, and back to summer tyres for the warmer ones.

At this point many will point out that they have never used specific tyres for the winter months, and nor have they come unstuck as a result. It’s just about common sense and a few fundamental driving skills. However, the fact is that winter tyres, with compounds and tread patterns that have been designed to work in cold weather, will improve how your car copes when the temperature drops below 7C. The difference when there’s snow or ice on the ground is enormous. Having tried a set of winter tyres on my two-wheel-drive supermini last year and come off better than many 4x4s when the snow fell, I have first-hand experience as to the benefits of being on the right tyres.

What you can’t really do, however, is leave your winter tyres on all year round, because the same soft compound that prevents the tread blocks from freezing when it snows also makes them vulnerable to wearing very quickly when it’s hot. Hence the all-season tyre – a one-stop solution for your motoring needs, right?

Well, after a little over 600 miles on the Vector 4 Seasons, I’m so far pleased with their performance. I just missed putting them on for the peak of summer, but there have been plenty of warm, dry days since and while I admit I haven’t put thousands of miles on them, nor is there any evidence of wear from the driving that I have done.

There’s also been a fair bit of rain, which the new rubber has coped with admirably. Goodyear claims 4 per cent better aquaplaning resistance than rival tyres, but having not tested those I can’t really comment other than to say I haven’t experienced any aquaplaning, which is obviously good. All in all, the car has been stable under braking, and has more than sufficient grip for its modest talents

Source:telegraph.co.uk

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New age safety measure:- Break down covers.

 

In the ongoing battle of doing away with stereotypical reflections of role differentiation and gender discrimination it almost remains unnoticed that equality is essential but safety is indispensable. The heinous December rape case waked up the slumbering souls to agitate for a civilization in today’s ‘civil’ society but can the task of safety be completely entrusted on the government where ‘accountability’ has remained merely as a phrase on the pages of constitution. The word safety is quite oftenly misinterpreted and the most probable measure taken on the name of safety is to refrain from doing a particular stuff.

Long night drives, night outs, late night parties are no more a farfetched dream if you aid yourself with a breakdown cover. Cross Roads India Assistance (CRIA) is India’s first and the largest 24×7 road side assistance service provider for all types of vehicles under the brand name Cross Roads. It is the first and only non-OEM, with the largest self-owned and self-operated infrastructure in 23 cities across India and growing. A sudden roadside breakdown of your vehicle does not only gets you an adrenaline rush but also charges a heavy toll on your pocket. The need for a breakdown is more crucial for women as it attains your mishap and caters to your need at oddly hours saving you from the uneasy calls for help from strangers and the entire following tiresome ordeal required to get the vehicle carried to the service station.

Crossroads comes at your service for all types of breakdown at an extremely economical rate. It insures your safety and easy survival. Precautions rely on one’s own hand the better used the better life one can lead. 

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Crossroads Started Roadside Assistance in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh. Now People of Kanpur can Avail Roadside Assistance in Just 29 Minutes

Cross Roads Launches 24x7 Emergency Roadside Assistance in Kanpur

Kanpur, 2^nd  August 2013:

With the incursion of thousands of new vehicles into Kanpur every day the need for 24x7 Roadside Assistance Service has become the need of the hour.  Cross Roads, India’s largest Roadside Assistance company launched the service in Kanpur with guaranteed service within 29 minutes.

Cross Roads delivers service to over an 1100 motorists daily striving to reach a distressed motorist; the offerings of Cross Roads include Towing Service, Jump Start service, Flat Tyre, Out of Fuel service, Spare parts and much more

Harish Lakhera, CEO, Cross Roads India Assistance said, “We have been providing on-road assistance for last 15 years and our experience revealed that the customers in distress want fast service; and sometimes they feel like stranded hence we started working on a model to provide the kind of service that can get them feel calm in such odd situations.

Harish further said, “These services are for everyone who drives a car or two wheeler. Cross Roads serves you with expertise and ensures that to have someone whom you can trust and comes for you during hard times. One should keep that in mind that anything can happen to their vehicle anywhere, which is why every motorist must make use of roadside assistance services. Cross Roads provides best

and the reliable services and assure to deliver cost effective and trustworthy services on time and every time.”

Mr. Mani Ram Singh, S.P Kanpur Traffic city flagged off the service vehicles while launch. He said, It is good to have a support system to our city traffic and Cross Roads is a boon for Kanpur.

Mr. Malik Vijay Kapoor, Chairman of Kanpur Industrial Development Co-op Estate was also present in the ceremony, while addressing to media he praised the initiative taken by Cross roads and thanked to Cross Roads team.

Mr. Lalit Parmar, COO, Cross Roads thanked the guest & media and appealed to get associated with Cross Roads. He also introduced Mr. Prashant Aggarwal as branch head of Kanpur.