Not every crash is speed related

Alex Rodriguez wrote:

> In article . com>,
> says...
> >Totally wrong, Laura Bush. What about when your tire blows out, and you
> >get into an accident because of that?
>
> That usually means poor vehicle maintenance. Tires don't just spontaneously
> blow.

How about the tyres on those Ford Explorers ?

Graham

Dave wrote:

> >>
> >> That usually means poor vehicle maintenance. Tires don't just
> >> spontaneously
> >> blow.
> >
> > How about the tyres on those Ford Explorers ?
> >
> > Graham
>
> Incorrect pressure listed on vehicle plate. In other words, poor vehicle
> maintenance, as directed by Ford. -Dave

Yes, so the *driver* isn't therefore resonsible - yes ?

Graham

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:

> On Mon, 01 May 2006 23:14:58 +0100, Pooh Bear
> > wrote:
>
> >> >Totally wrong, Laura Bush. What about when your tire blows out, and you
> >> >get into an accident because of that?
> >>
> >> That usually means poor vehicle maintenance. Tires don't just spontaneously
> >> blow.
> >
> >How about the tyres on those Ford Explorers ?
>
> Those blew due to Ford's recommendation that they be underinflated (in
> a lame attempt to make the ride feel smoother).

Indeed - so going back a bit, is the driver still responsible for those particular
accidents caused by those tyres failing ?

Graham

>> >> That usually means poor vehicle maintenance. Tires don't just
>> >> spontaneously
>> >> blow.
>> >
>> > How about the tyres on those Ford Explorers ?
>> >
>> > Graham
>>
>> Incorrect pressure listed on vehicle plate. In other words, poor vehicle
>> maintenance, as directed by Ford. -Dave
>
> Yes, so the *driver* isn't therefore resonsible - yes ?
>
> Graham

Correct. You could argue that the driver isn't responsible. But it's still
a tire failure related to poor vehicle maintenance. For the most part,
tires on properly maintained vehicles don't blow, unless they are
bridgestone/firestone. -Dave

In article ews.net>,
says...


>- The tires were not wearing unevenly
>- The tires were installed on a vehicle that was properly aligned, and
>re-aligned regularly

These two statements would usually be contradictory. But you could have
had defective tires.

>But unless we're talking about Bridgestone (Firestone), I could
>wholeheartedly agree with you that tires don't just spontaneously blow.
>I've had many vehicles and used so many different brands of tires I couldn't
>remember them all off the top of my head. Bridgestones are the only tires
>that I've ever had ANY problem with. -Dave

I've never owned Bridgestone, or Firestone, tires on any of my cars. But that
does not mean I would not use them. I usually shop for the best
price/performance tire I can get.
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Alex

In article >,
says...
>Alex Rodriguez wrote:
>> In article . com>,
>> says...
>> >Totally wrong, Laura Bush. What about when your tire blows out, and you
>> >get into an accident because of that?
>> That usually means poor vehicle maintenance. Tires don't just spontaneously
>> blow.
>
>How about the tyres on those Ford Explorers ?

Under inflated. That means poor maintenance.
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Alex

Alex Rodriguez wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> >> In article . com>,
> >> says...
> >> >Totally wrong, Laura Bush. What about when your tire blows out, and you
> >> >get into an accident because of that?
> >> That usually means poor vehicle maintenance. Tires don't just spontaneously
> >> blow.
> >
> >How about the tyres on those Ford Explorers ?
>
> Under inflated. That means poor maintenance.

According to Ford it was *correct*.

You still want to blame the driver ?

Graham