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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2022-05-03 11:22 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 5/3/2022 1:19, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >>   
   >> When I was a kid I did that, but once I got "flat spot" tires and another   
   >> time a sidewall blew out, so I gave up on that when I was still in   
   >> school.   
   >   
   > I'm 27 years old, so I'm still allowed to use the "kid" excuse ;)   
   >   
   > To be fair, tires have gotten far more safe and reliable over time.  I   
   > *have* recently driven on over 50 year old bias ply tires.  The rubber   
   > hardened up, and on a slick morning, I learned *really* quickly how fast   
   > an old boat could skid (see picture of my back yard that I posted;   
   > green-ish 1968 Ford Galaxie).  I sold the car, so didn't bother with the   
   > tires.   
   >   
   >> Heh heh heh... if you only knew how far I wear my tread down (I start to   
   >> "bat an eye" when I can see the cloth belts!) where I happen to know that   
   >> the _dry_ traction increases as the tread wears down, so I'm with you on   
   >> not worrying all that much about tires.   
   >>    
   >   
   > I've run some down that far, but I really try not to.  Many cars, I   
   > don't keep long enough to see that.  Of course, living in Ohio, I could   
   > *never* drive something like that in the winter.  I did buy a couple of   
   > new tires for my current winter car (new tires are rare for me).   
      
   Running a tire down to the point that you can see the belts is utterly   
   irresponsible.   
      
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