| How far along has tire pressure monitoring
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| | the event itself.Some shop owners have
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| come recently? Well it is making
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| | asked me why should I get involved with
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| significant strides in the transportation
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| | tire pressures because I might be sued
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| industries for a variety of reasons;
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| | (again the issue of our over litigated
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| reducing fuel costs, safety and insurance
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| | society, causing friction when you go to
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| savings, regulations stemming from the
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| | help your fellow man or customer?) if I
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| Firestone Affair in the SUV market and
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| | put air in and someone has an accident and
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| lobbying from consumer groups. The DOT has
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| | they determine that on a dirt road the car
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| looked into these issues for passenger
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| | had too much air in the tires for that
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| cars and the Tire Industry has had mixed
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| | condition, when I put the additional air
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| emotions for a reason, often stating that
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| | in because the dad said he was taking his
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| the best thing to do is to educate
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| | family on a road trip to Colorado or
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| consumers about tire pressure.A recent
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| | Kansas for four days? I understand this
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| survey during Car Care Aware Week showed
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| | comment and fear from lawsuits and admit
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| that 54% of all cars had one or more
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| | that there are too many attorneys in the
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| tires, which were low on air, thus causing
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| | world, especially here in the States. But
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| excessive wear, stability issues and poor
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| | as a Car Care Professional you can prevent
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| fuel efficiencies. This was an interesting
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| | accidents and help people. This same
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| case in fact. We see this all the time
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| | comment about lawyers is what the tire
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| when we service our customers cars. During
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| | industry is fearing.The tire pressure
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| this same study it was found that only 14%
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| | issue was over turned by the NHTSA but
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| of the cars had one or more tires that
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| | expect it to come back stronger next time
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| needed tread and were worn out. It would
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| | as consumer groups and politicians judging
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| behoove those in the car care industry to
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| | the wind flow see the political advantage
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| check tires as a courtesy for
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| | of caving into such demands, which indeed
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| customers.Jiffy Lube and other companies
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| | will open the tire industry to more class
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| do this already as part of a multi-point
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| | action lawsuits.The RMA Rubber
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| check list. We believe that soon all over
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| | Manufacturers Association wants to fight
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| the road trucks will have some sort of
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| | PSI level definitions, because it is not a
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| low-pressure indicator either inside the
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| | one size fits all. Many things go into
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| cab or out side. Some already have
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| | deciding proper inflation and PSI levels
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| sensors, which light up on the dash-board
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| | depending on such things: snow handling,
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| and along with GPS navigation which
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| | wet & dry braking, braking & traction
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| already indicates truck stops and repair
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| | requirements, stopping distances, rolling
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| stations which have tire shops or Tire
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| | resistance, fuel economy, noise,
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| chucks with air hoses. Recently we
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| | vibration, harmonics, comfort of ride,
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| discussed the issues with Large Passenger
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| | uniformity of tread ware, balance,
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| van rollovers and the NTSB did a huge
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| | cornering capabilities, , rotation
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| study showing these vans to be unsafe, yet
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| | interval specs, endurance ratings, tread
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| many of the problems stemmed from low air
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| | ware tests, high speed performance,
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| pressures and poor loading in rear or on
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| | residual alignment torque, ease of
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| top. Once again issues of tires were the
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| | mounting on production equipment, etc. You
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| biggest. Under rated tires for the load or
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| | can see the issues manufacturers have with
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| under inflated tires during the trip which
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| | this.
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| contained the accident were a factor in
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