What percentage of American children live in poverty? According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 16 percent of children (20 percent of children under age six) in America live in poverty. The child poverty rate in America is often two to three times higher than that of other major industrial nations. Poverty is defined as living in families with incomes below the federal poverty line ($21,200 for a family of four in 2008).
Tire cupping is usually caused by worse tear, wear, and pressure on the surface of the tire. Tire cupping is sometimes referred to as tire scalloping. It is an uneven wear pattern that looks like little dips around the tread area. When there is cupping, you might notice a slight rumbling sound as the vehicle moves.
What It Is. Tire cupping -- aka scalloping -- is a kind of tire wear consisting of regular divots or scoops carved out of the tire's tread. Depending on the location of the cupping, you may feel it as a vibration that increases with vehicle speed before you start seeing scoops of flat spots appear on the tire.