Drive tire
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- This article is about a roller-coaster part. For the automobile part, see drive wheel.
A drive tire, or squeeze tire (depending on its usage), is essentially a motorized tire used to propel a roller coaster train along a piece of track. Although they are most often used in station areas and brake runs, they can also be used to launch trains at greater speeds. But, generally they are not used to propel the train at speeds of over 5-8 mph.
Drive tires are also used to power other types of amusement rides, such as ferris wheels and other spinning rides.
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