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So I've recently started working at a Tire Shop where we do brakes, oil changes, etc and I cannot tell you the amount of people that are driving on the roads with EXTREMELY unsafe cars. I'm talking metal to metal brake pads and tires showing the cords. They say they don't have the money to fix it. I'm not talking only the crap cars but decent priced cars where these people clearly never took the maintenance consideration factor in purchasing them.
So I've recently started working at a Tire Shop where we do brakes, oil changes, etc and I cannot tell you the amount of people that are driving on the roads with EXTREMELY unsafe cars. I'm talking metal to metal brake pads and tires showing the cords. They say they don't have the money to fix it. I'm not talking only the crap cars but decent priced cars where these people clearly never took the maintenance consideration factor in purchasing them.
Seriously it's very, very scary..
It's scary, but I never hear about poor vehicle condition causing accidents. I think it's made out to be a bigger problem than it actually is.
As much as I like the idea of less government intrusion into my life, I grew up in a state where car inspections were mandatory, and items like brakes, tires, etc, would need to be addressed prior to being awarded a sticker for the year. I've noticed more unsafe vehicles in the non-inspection states i've lived in (California, and now Colorado) since it's easier to get away with stuff like that.
Agree, though. One of my friends in California drove around with one tire (!) that was showing the cords. It wasn't an issue of income, he just didn't think it was a big deal. If it were my vehicle, it would have been addressed, along with correcting the issue that was causing one tire to have such irregular wear. To him, it wasn't a big deal.
Although I do admit that he never had an accident while his vehicle was in the shape it was in.
I saw an Ford F-350 Compensator at a grocery store last week. The driver had two holders for cell phones mounted on the dash over the steering wheel. I took a picture or two so I'd recognize it again if I saw it on the interstate.
About a year ago there was an accident in which a jeep Cherokee hydroplaned off the road and ended up in a ditch filled with water. 4 people ( mother, father, and 2 young kids ) drowned all because the father didn't replace the 4 bald tires on the vehicle. Go thru any parking lot and you won't believe the number of vehicles with bald tires on them.
... Go thru any parking lot and you won't believe the number of vehicles with bald tires on them.
I've always had the impression that the number of people running unsafe tires was vastly outnumbered by the number of people discarding perfectly good tires in favor of new ones.
Worn and/or Older "Dried Out" Tires are frequently the cause of Freeway / Interstate Single Vehicle Roll-Overs as well as the Multi Vehicle Pile-Ups. These horrific, often deadly, accidents are definitely avoidable with a little maintenance and common sense.
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