Car tyre tread. Surface of a car tyre showing the grooves on its surface. These grooves expel water from the tyre surface, preventing the car from aqu

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Car tyre tread. Surface of a car tyre showing the grooves on its surface. These grooves expel water from the tyre surface, preventing the car from aquaplaning (gliding uncontrollably on a wet road). Photographed at the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), UK.

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Size: 3351px × 4187px
Photo credit: © TRL LTD./SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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