Patients with severe mitral regurgitation, a condition in which the heart's mitral valve does not close and seal properly, have a new, minimally invasive treatment option. The MitraClip system is a procedure that uses a small clip to repair the heart's mitral valve to treat mitral regurgitation.
Here in the U.S., tire tread is measured in 32nds of an inch. A brand-new tire has a tread depth around 10/32nds of an inch (approximately 1/3 of an inch). Some tires, like winter tires or off-road tires, may have a deeper tread. As you drive on the tires, the tread gradually wears down. If you reach the point where thereâs 2/32nds of an inch of tread or less left, the tires are bald and are considered legally worn out in most states.
How to check your tyre tread depth: A quick visual check of tread depth can be made by looking at the wear indicators which youâll find in the grooves of the tread pattern. This will give you a guide as to how close a tyre is to the legal limit.A tyre should be changed before the tread reaches the level of the depth indicator but ideally at 3mm. tyre with 1.6mm can take nearly 50% further to stop a car in the wet compared to a new tyre with 8mm of tread depth. TOP TIP: Driving with tyres below the 1.6mm limit is not only an MOT failure but also illegal.