de luchtband

Translation

pneumatic tyre

A tyre containing, in its normal operating condition, gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric (art. 1.1 Regeling voertuigen). This is the ordinary car tyre. Because the load is carried by the air and not by the rubber, tyre pressure is no detail: too soft means more fuel, a longer braking distance and a risk of blow-outs.

How it sounds in the exam

Wat draagt bij een luchtband het gewicht van de auto: het rubber of de lucht?

In a pneumatic tyre, what carries the weight of the car: the rubber or the air?

Do not confuse it with

• massieve band

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• bandenspanning
• bandenprofiel
• winterbanden
• aquaplaning
• remweg