How accurate is the TPMS?
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No. Technology is great, don't put words in my mouth... The problem is it too often becomes a substitute for regular maintenance and inspection and people become dependent on the technology to the exclusion of good common sense, of which they were maybe a little short on to begin with.
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No. Technology is great, don't put words in my mouth... The problem is it too often becomes a substitute for regular maintenance and inspection and people become dependent on the technology to the exclusion of good common sense, of which they were maybe a little short on to begin with.
By and large, TPMS is a Good Thing for the average motorist.
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That's the problem, all these requirements - these are not options - adds extra cost and complexity to a vehicle. If they weren't mandatory you might have a point.
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Yes, the safety stuff is very complex and adds quite a bit of expense. However, I can tell you first-hand that people today walk away from wrecks that would've been fatal 10 years ago.
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Unfortunately that capability wasn't added until 2015. Never made sense to me, as some manufacturers have been displaying individual tire pressures for ten years now. Your truck isn't capable of telling you the tire pressures, only that one(or more?) is low.
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Okay, so the operator fvcked up? What's there to talk about? Technology is not a substitute for safety - inspections, routine maintenance - preventive maintenance. Good try though.
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Load a child in a helicopter who was critically injured after the SUV in which he was riding rolled due to a rear tire blowout secondary to underinflation, then we'll talk.
Yes, the safety stuff is very complex and adds quite a bit of expense. However, I can tell you first-hand that people today walk away from wrecks that would've been fatal 10 years ago.
Yes, the safety stuff is very complex and adds quite a bit of expense. However, I can tell you first-hand that people today walk away from wrecks that would've been fatal 10 years ago.
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The same happened to me a couple of years ago, but the tire lost pressure in seconds. I got a TPMS warning almost immediately, and I got the truck stopped while air was still hissing out and I still had control of the vehicle. Come to think of it...same happened to my wife in her new Odyssey in the summer of '15. Going through a construction zone and the light came on. She pulled safely off to hear the tire deflating.
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What if the tires were at the proper pressure when the trip began, and the tire got punctured on the way? Even the most skilled and **** pressure checker probably wouldn't foresee that happening before the tire failed.
The same happened to me a couple of years ago, but the tire lost pressure in seconds. I got a TPMS warning almost immediately, and I got the truck stopped while air was still hissing out and I still had control of the vehicle. Come to think of it...same happened to my wife in her new Odyssey in the summer of '15. Going through a construction zone and the light came on. She pulled safely off to hear the tire deflating.
The same happened to me a couple of years ago, but the tire lost pressure in seconds. I got a TPMS warning almost immediately, and I got the truck stopped while air was still hissing out and I still had control of the vehicle. Come to think of it...same happened to my wife in her new Odyssey in the summer of '15. Going through a construction zone and the light came on. She pulled safely off to hear the tire deflating.
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I might argue that that sort of law would work the inverse of intention. Many people might "obey" the law, but enough of the rest would flaunt it, and the resulting speed differentials might cause more accidents. Not saying that would happen, but it would be a possibility. How many people remember back in the 70s when we had the double nickel speed limit? As many people were driving 65 as were driving 55. law does not necessarily make practice.
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What if the tires were at the proper pressure when the trip began, and the tire got punctured on the way? Even the most skilled and **** pressure checker probably wouldn't foresee that happening before the tire failed.
The same happened to me a couple of years ago, but the tire lost pressure in seconds. I got a TPMS warning almost immediately, and I got the truck stopped while air was still hissing out and I still had control of the vehicle. Come to think of it...same happened to my wife in her new Odyssey in the summer of '15. Going through a construction zone and the light came on. She pulled safely off to hear the tire deflating.
The same happened to me a couple of years ago, but the tire lost pressure in seconds. I got a TPMS warning almost immediately, and I got the truck stopped while air was still hissing out and I still had control of the vehicle. Come to think of it...same happened to my wife in her new Odyssey in the summer of '15. Going through a construction zone and the light came on. She pulled safely off to hear the tire deflating.