Technician A says tires are available in a variety of tread patterns. Technician B says tread wear indicators are used to improve tire wear. Which technician is correct?
Question
Technician A says tires are available in a variety of tread patterns. Technician B says tread wear indicators are used to improve tire wear. Which technician is correct?
Solution
Technician A is correct. Tires are indeed available in a variety of tread patterns, which are designed to suit different driving conditions. Technician B, however, is incorrect. Tread wear indicators are not used to improve tire wear. Instead, they are used to signal when a tire has worn down to its limit of safety and needs to be replaced.
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