pj8708 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Say what?? For years all of us have just used good old Abraham Lincoln to check the tread depth of our tires. As far as I know, no one ever sued a tire company saying the penny test was to complicated and their tires wore out. My prediction?.........this will instantly become a product desperately looking for a sucker. What do you think? Paul http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/15/tire-sensors-keep-an-eye-on-tread%20wear/?ncid=rss_truncated&cps=gravity&icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl26%7Csec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D477782 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Scary thing is our big brother will jump on it, give them a billion dollar grant and require it on all vehicles. Personally TPMS is great for those that don't take care of their car, or notice low tires, but is a big pain in the u know what when they act up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Once again, common sense has left the building. When I'm scrubbing my wheels/tires, I put my hand on the surface of the tires and feel the treads. I guess that is too difficult for the general public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 yup, but you have learned responsibility for that vehicle that you drive. We are a nation of people that don't want responsibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I love my baby girl. I don't want anything to happen to her. :-) I once had a friend tell me that she never minded riding with me because she knew I wasn't going to let anything happen to my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Blame the penny? Good luck with that in court. Regardless, I find the wear bars to be more helpful in monitoring wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj8708 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 The wear bars are helpful and take some of the guess work out of judging the amount of wear. In this case, they take something so simple and make it so comeplex and subject to failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 And cost more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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