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Originally Posted by trikkonceptz
On those statements I have to say that tires do not cause rollovers, drivers do. I do not want to estimate how many millions of miles I have logged driving vehicles of all kinds and towing trailers from small to large. NEVER have I lost control of a vehicle with a blow out. And I have had blow out from disintegrated tires, straight to the rim down to trickles where you here the air leaving one revolution at a time. When a driver panics and gets stupid, stupid things happen. And honestly the only tires I have ever seen physically fail are tractor trailer recaps. They get hot, usually from under inflation and over loading and the glue that holds the caps on fails and lets go, causing either a blow out with launches tread, or tread loss without a blow out.
Unless tires are manufactured with defects, like the Firestone recal, a tire won't fail, it will blow out due to a puncture, but tires do not fail. Obviously some may think I am wrong, but site situations when tires can fail where their maintenance and or abuse is not a factor.
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I'm working through the posts.Since this is a safety related topic I'm trying to stay connected.I believe there is much to your comment about puncture,or at least loss of pressure,as I believe it is directly associated with the rollover deaths and spinal chord injuries suffered in the Ford Explorers with Bridgestone tires.The SUVs were heavy,they might be operating during peak summer temps,and often the tires were underinflated.Tread and sidewall deformations caused rapid heat buildup,which eventually exceeded the vulcanization temperatures which determine bond integrity within the tire,ultimately leading to separation,blowout,impact with road barriers(designed for passenger cars with lower C.G.s) which literally" tripped"the SUVs,toppling them over.