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Research Shows Women Are the Better Drivers

In the UK and Ireland March is a month dedicated to women with both Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day occurring on this month. For the occasion, we wanted to take a closer look at men and women’s driving patterns and behaviours and we found out something very interesting.

Research shows women are more competent than men behind the wheel.Regular drivers, especially young ones, are more likely to be distracted while driving, the study found. Older women were much better at controlling their distractions and paying attention to the road ahead. Distraction is estimated to be responsible for an eighth of all road accidents.

The research, carried out by Norwegian scientists, looked at how personal traits such as age, gender and personality affect driver distraction. According to the said research, 12% of accidents are caused by distraction.

The survey found out that young men were the most prone to distraction along with regular drivers and those with neurotic or extroverted personalities. But older women and those who felt that they could control their distracted behaviour were less likely to report a distraction, according to the study published in Frontiers in Psychology.

In other tests from a 2015 research, men and women conformed to gender stereotypes – with men more likely to take risks, drive too close to the car in front, cut corners, go through lights on amber or talk and text at the wheel. By contrast, women are more likely to be courteous and considerate, take care when approaching potential hazards, use their mirrors correctly and stop at lights when they turn amber.

Regardless of what survey and researches about gender driving behavior say, make no mistake when it comes to choosing the perfect tyre for your journey and go with ZEETEX tyres. We have a wide array of tyres suiting all vehicles including passenger cars, SUV / 4×4, Light Trucks and Trucks and Bus. You can check our models and patterns at https://zeetextyres.co.uk/tyres/

Buying the Right Tyres for Your 4×4

Buying the right tyres for your SUV or 4×4 is paramount. To choose the tyres you need, you first need to figure out what specification you require:

  • Speed rating;
  • Load rating;
  • Size;
  • Construction; and
  • Tread pattern.


While all of the above are important factors in the buying of tyres for your pickup truck, SUV or 4×4, in this article we will focus on the tread pattern.

Generally speaking, there are three main choices; road, all-terrain and mud tyre. The difference is the size of the tread blocks and spacing.

Depending on where you are planning on driving your vehicle most of the times, you will need accordingly-suitable tyres:

On occasional dirt roads: stock tyres will be just fine.

Mostly on dirt roads: The tread pattern is less important, but a good all-terrain would definitely offer better handling and grip than a road pattern tyre. You don’t need a mud terrain.

Off-road – mud, hills, rocks and the like: Here the tread pattern becomes more important depending on the duration and difficulty of the offroad drive.

Remote touring: At least an all-terrain pattern as you’ll need to move from many long stretches of bitumen to dirt roads to offroad as you move around. Take also a second spare tyre for these trips.

At ZEETEX UK & Ireland we offer a range of 4×4 and SUV tyres that will suit the most sophisticated customer. All our tyres are characterised by reduced noise and enhanced dry grip and steering response, offering good traction on wet conditions.

To know more, visit our official website www.zeetextyres.co.uk and don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter!

A Trip to Co Longford

Co Longford is one of the counties in Ireland, approximately 1h e 30 minutes drive from Dublin. It takes the name from Longford, which is the main town. Our drive took almost two hours and took us to a place called Aughnacliffe, which where Paul Kennedy lives.

Paul is a drifter. He regularly competes in the Irish Drifting Championship and is supported by ZEETEX . He welcomes us at Mckeon’s Garage, which is where his car is parked during the off-season.

We asked Paul how he and ZEETEX started working together.

“This is the fourth year I have been supported by ZEETEX – started Paul. In 2014 I was competing at the Global Warfare with a very underpowered car. I was lucky enough to have a good run. I qualified in second position, which was very surprising for such an underpowered car. The video of that run went viral and had more than 100,000 views. With those numbers I was able to approach ZEETEX and we started working together”.

Paul was also very keen on highlighting the benefits of running ZEETEX tyres

“I run HP 1000 tyres – he continued. They are really good tyres. I tried a couple of high-end brands and I wasn’t happy with them. When the tyres got hot the tyre would start peeling off. This doesn’t happen with ZEETEX tyres. Also with standard tyre you might get 4-6 laps, while with ZEETEX tyres you might get up to 10 laps”.

ZEETEX will be following Paul during his pre-season and also while competing in the Irish Drifting Championship so stay tuned for more content and don’t forget to follow us on our social media for the latest updates on Paul Kennedy and ZEETEX .

Brand New ZEETEX UK website is now LIVE!

 

ZEETEX launched a new website for its UK customers on January 24th, 2018.

Visually appealing, polished and professional, the website – which is aimed at engaging with our UK customers.

The new website is built on an enhanced colour scheme along with text that is both informative and easy to read. Photography and videography will stress quality and simplicity. Functionality has been enhanced, with every aspect of the website working smoothly.

One of the new website’s most impressive features are its fast-loading pages, minimal scroll and cross platform/browser compatibility. The innovative layout is simple and consistent with a prominent and logical navigation, effective descriptive link text and a brilliant, optimal resolution.

ZEETEX UK new website is search engine-friendly, which means it will be very easy for you to find it on the web. Internally, it features a metasearch engine named ‘Tyre Finder’, allowing ZEETEX customers to search for and find the exact tyres that will give them the competitive advantage.

The new website will also feature an exclusive media page which will keep ZEETEX stakeholders up to date with the brand with news on the latest technologies available in the industry.

Along with the new website, ZEETEX UK is expanding its social media presence with the launch of our official accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

ZEETEX is an international brand established in 2005, with a product portfolio comprising of tyres, batteries and lubricants. The brand offers over 500 differentiated items for the automotive industry and 65 specifications of lubricants under the ZEETEX brand.