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Run-flat tyres: road infrastructure

Run-flat tyres and road infrastructure: will there be a tyre fitter within 80 km, and why going without a spare is risky in much of Eastern Europe.

Serhii Maslov Section: Run-flat tyres Updated: First published:

The sixth nuance: will you actually find a tyre fitter within 80 km? In a city or on the international motorways - most likely, yes. But out in the back of beyond, especially at night - hardly. And there is no spare wheel! So you either have to carry a spare after all, or be ready to spend the night who knows where, waiting for the working day to start. The problem is that in much of Eastern Europe the road infrastructure is not yet geared up, as a matter of principle, for technology like this. In Western Europe things are different: tyre-repair shops are less of a problem there, and round-the-clock mobile breakdown assistance is on a completely different level.

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