TPMS. Necessary or just peace of mind?

dodge guy wrote:
A TPMS will not help you in a blowout! Once it has blown it is to late for the system to help you.

Agreed, nothing will protect from an instant blowout - HOWEVER, if that blowout is preceded by a drop in pressure or very high temperatures, then a TPMS CAN give you advance warning and perhaps enable you to stop in time to avoid the blowout in the first place.

Do you HAVE to have one - NO! But I do and it gives me a degree of peace of mind.

I bought it after a blowout that was preceded by low pressure. My travelling buddy was driving behind and was calling me to tell me a tire looked low just as it blew. My tire pressures were correct before I started that trip a couple of hours earlier.
A TPMS would have alerted me BEFORE it was low enough to be obvious.

Each to his own, but IMHO a TPMS is another tool to help drive safer.

dodge guy wrote:
If you watch your setup and check your tires routinely during a trip it is not necessary.

I strongly disagree - see my comments above.

dodge guy wrote:
The problem nowadays is none actually knows how to drive. They just get in turn the key and go. That's why those of us that know how to operate a vehicle are upset when we are stuck/forced to have these idiot proofed systems in our cars/trucks!

I call BS on this comment!
What does a tire failing while under way have to do with how well you can drive?
This all to do with risk mitigation. Nothing will eliminate ALL risk but I support anything that will help.