05-27-2017, 12:17 AM
Mike Johnson wrote:
Okay, sure. But you know what’s just as dangerous as old tires? The macho “I could take that corner at 90mph while sipping a Venti Latte” BS. Stuff happens, and when it happens while you’re going 90mph, people can die. Thinking you’re immune because you’re a great driver and you bought new tires is a good way to kill somebody.
Tires, actually just the very small patch of tread from them, are your only connection with the ground. At any speed. When anything bad happens, your life is dependent on those little rubber patches. When the "anything bad" that happens IS those little rubber patches, your ability to resolve the situation favorably is irreparably compromised. As long as you have some semblance of control over those little rubber patches, there is hope. Without those little rubber patches, there is only prayer.
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