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Radial Tire

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A radial tire is a particular design of vehicle tire in which the cord plies are arranged at ninety degrees to the direction of travel, running radially rather than diagonally across the tire. Following a 1968 Consumer Reports finding that the radial design was superior, radial tire construction rapidly gained market share in North America and had become the standard tire construction by 1976. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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