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• Tires that differ a few pounds from the stated inflation are much less a problem than underinflated tires.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 22 Apr. 2018
• The other four absences were due to the suspension for his involvement in using underinflated balls.
  — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• Many Chicagoans justifiably made noise about the hefty price tag for a service that felt woefully underinflated.
  — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 18 June 2018
• Meanwhile, tires that are overinflated will have less contact area with the asphalt while underinflated ones won't be firm enough to provide good control.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 21 Mar. 2021
• Among them: • Suspend Tom Brady for driving with underinflated tires — $5 million.
  — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2017
• Air pressure – 1,000 miles: Every road tripper wants to get the best fuel efficiency, and underinflated tires are guaranteed to waste gas.
  — Alex Leanse, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
• The helicopter hit the water hard, but not fatally so, and immediately rolled in the direction of the underinflated pontoon.
  — Eric Adams, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2018
• And the underinflated balls — if they were underinflated — certainly didn’t affect the game.
  — Joe Nocera, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2016
• Even tires that are just 25% underinflated can decrease fuel economy by 3%.
  — Camille Squires, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2022
• Severely underinflated tires can reduce your mileage by about 3%, Bevacqua said.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2022
• As a result of the regulatory investigation, the tire maker initiated a recall in June to respond to risks shown to occur when the tire was used in an underinflated or overloaded condition on motor homes.
  — Ryan Felton, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
• But Everleigh’s intestinal tract stopped functioning, one lung was underinflated while the other was overinflated, and a brain bleed worsened, according to court documents.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
• Make sure it's properly inflated; underinflated tires increase fuel consumption.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024