Comments on: Aging Tires: Road Hazard? http://maxheadshot.com/2008/06/aging-tires-road-hazard/ Essentially these are my rants. Absolutely. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:12:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Max http://maxheadshot.com/2008/06/aging-tires-road-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Max Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:06:26 +0000 http://maxheadshot.com/2008/06/27/aging-tires-road-hazard/#comment-739 I was hesitant to post this reply but after a little research, I'm confident this wasn't a surreptitious attempt at spam. People will need to look over the clip and check out the related information kindly provided by Mr. Brodsky. One has to wonder if Mr. Brodsky has a dog in this fight vs. perhaps sensationalized reporting on behalf of ABC. Who has what agenda, if any? I do find it interesting a managing director took a moment to post a response on my corner of the world. Part of a centralized informational campaign hoping to rid the consumer market of ignorance, or something else? You decide. Either way, I certainly appreciate Mr. Brodsky weighing in. However, it certainly cannot hurt to check the age of tires. From there, it is up to the consumer to chart the best course of action. I was hesitant to post this reply but after a little research, I’m confident this wasn’t a surreptitious attempt at spam.

People will need to look over the clip and check out the related information kindly provided by Mr. Brodsky. One has to wonder if Mr. Brodsky has a dog in this fight vs. perhaps sensationalized reporting on behalf of ABC. Who has what agenda, if any?

I do find it interesting a managing director took a moment to post a response on my corner of the world. Part of a centralized informational campaign hoping to rid the consumer market of ignorance, or something else? You decide. Either way, I certainly appreciate Mr. Brodsky weighing in.

However, it certainly cannot hurt to check the age of tires. From there, it is up to the consumer to chart the best course of action.

]]> By: Harvey Brodsky http://maxheadshot.com/2008/06/aging-tires-road-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Harvey Brodsky Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:29:11 +0000 http://maxheadshot.com/2008/06/27/aging-tires-road-hazard/#comment-738 The statement by Max, "but most civilized countries around the world recognize the actual life of a tire is no more than six years" is simply not true. How long a tire will last is situational and depends on a number of factors, including whether the tire can pass a careful inspection (shearography, x-ray, etc,) by a retreader. The retread industry does NOT want to retread tires that are unsafe or will fail after they have been retreaded. This is not a simple issue and for any readers to this message who would like more information, we will be happy to send a complete Retread Tire Information Packet including a CD & DVD at no cost. The packet can be ordered by calling our toll free number, 888-473-8732 or by sending an email to info@retread.org. Harvey Brodsky Managing Director Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau A Non-Profit Industry Association www.retread.org The statement by Max, “but most civilized countries around the world recognize the actual life of a tire is no more than six years” is simply not true. How long a tire will last is situational and depends on a number of factors, including whether the tire can pass a careful inspection (shearography, x-ray, etc,) by a retreader.

The retread industry does NOT want to retread tires that are unsafe or will fail after they have been retreaded. This is not a simple issue and for any readers to this message who would like more information, we will be happy to send a complete Retread Tire Information Packet including a CD & DVD at no cost. The packet can be ordered by calling our toll free number, 888-473-8732 or by sending an email to info@retread.org.

Harvey Brodsky
Managing Director
Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau
A Non-Profit Industry Association
http://www.retread.org

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