How many alligators did you see this weekend?
This was the first major holiday weekend that we went out, albeit late as we didn't take off until Friday evening. The number of tire carcases was extremely high in my mind. Heck, thirty minutes aft...
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Re: Longtrace
Interesting -- I had always thought that retreading was the cause of all of the tire shreds. It's tough for the truckers to be aware that a tire is flat until it shreds and too late. Tire pressure monitors would be great for them, but not practical since they tow many different trailers.
Some time ago, I passed a guy with a travel trailer who was pulling onto the road. I noted a flat tire on the back. Soon he passed me, but I wasn't able to get his attention to warn him of the flat. I followed him for about fifty miles on a two lane road, but he was going too fast for my Corolla to pass him, the tire shredding as we went along. Finally we reached a major town with a stop light and four lane road. I pulled along side and my wife yelled to him about the tire. By that time, the tire was completely gone. He was aware of it -- just trying to hurry to the tire shop before the other one went flat.
Interesting -- I had always thought that retreading was the cause of all of the tire shreds. It's tough for the truckers to be aware that a tire is flat until it shreds and too late. Tire pressure monitors would be great for them, but not practical since they tow many different trailers.
Some time ago, I passed a guy with a travel trailer who was pulling onto the road. I noted a flat tire on the back. Soon he passed me, but I wasn't able to get his attention to warn him of the flat. I followed him for about fifty miles on a two lane road, but he was going too fast for my Corolla to pass him, the tire shredding as we went along. Finally we reached a major town with a stop light and four lane road. I pulled along side and my wife yelled to him about the tire. By that time, the tire was completely gone. He was aware of it -- just trying to hurry to the tire shop before the other one went flat.
