Road Debris

[meeskee2]

After a week of shipping delays my BRZ is finally done and ready to be picked up.

Apparently there aren't a lot of BRZ front bumper covers laying around Subaru warehouses haha.

[tacoss23]

Originally Posted by whaap

In case you didn't know; if the tire is laying in the road and you hit it, it's a collision loss and your collision deductible is applied. If it is moving (a missile) and hits your car, it is considered a comprehensive loss and most of us carry a smaller deductible under comprehensive. In addition to that I've never known of a comprehensive claim to have any impact on your rates. If in doubt, check with your agent.

People still use agents???!

[Steve201brz]

Originally Posted by tacoss23

People still use agents???!

like a good neighbor... sorry couldn't help myself

[bestwheelbase]

Glad you're okay!

No Taevo?

[DoomsdayJesus]

The problem is many trucking companies use tired that have been re-treaded 2, 3, or 4 times. Retread once and it's likely fine. Many trucking companies (like Roadway, for example), won't use tires if they've been retreaded more than once, they just sell them for sale to other trucking companies. I assume it's for liability/on-time delivery rates.

I heard on the radio recently, the WA state police have been cracking down on truck drivers because the number of blatantly unsafe trailers is getting out of hand and causing massive traffic delays on some of the already worst freeways in the nation.

I had this happen to my SRT-4 driving from TX to CA, only the truck pitched the tread right in front of me, it bounced while rolling at me erratically, and I was boxed in. My mistake was getting out to check the damage instead of staying on his tail and calling the cops, and I ended up just sticking with that bumper until someone destroyed it while I was parked.

[Sony]

Originally Posted by whaap

A big part of the problem is the law. When you see these 'gators' on and along side the road they're most likely retreads and they're legal on commercial vehicles. I forget exactly how the law works but there are restrictions on which tires on the rig can be retreads and which ones can't be retreads. It would be hard to fault the original tire manufacturer if a rig was driving legally with retreads.

Any tire except the front two steering tires can be retreads. (I have a CDL Class A)

Truck tires are crazy expensive new which is why retreads are so prevalent. Think $400+ dollars PER tire...and you have 18 of them. It can cost $8 to 10 grand to equip a semi with all new tires. I do agree however there should be a ONE retread limit.