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Originally Posted by pinmagic
But it does affect other people. If your tire is low, and suddenly comes off, you could easily cause an accident.
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First...
The current incarnation of TPMS isn't what you'd expect.
The law only requires TPMS to signal you when the pressure drops by 25% or the recommended pressure.
In our cars, that could mean something close to 10psi.
I can visually tell that the tire is soft before TPMS lights up the warning.
I often can tell which front tire is low just by the way the steering wheel feels. And sure enough... it's usually only a few psi low.
Second...
Driving a car involves risks. Living involves risks. If you want to build a bubble around yourself, that's fine. But forcing others to not cause you any risk is unrealistic.
Your chances of being hit by a car while waiting at a bus stop at a busy street is higher that being affected by somebody whose tire is 10psi lower than recommended pressure.
Are we going to pass law to forbid people from going to a bus stop more than a few minutes earlier than the expected time for the bus to show up?
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Originally Posted by ezeedee
there is no law against shitty drivers, and they cause way more accidents than tires flying off.
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Bingo.