Make Recap Tires Illegal

One of the big problems we have out west (esp. in the summer) is exploding recapped tires. I have seen too many 4-wheelers hit by them, and in some cases 'blown off the road' by the concusion of the explosion! I met a trucker who had his passenger window blown out by the concussion---was NOT hit by rubber/steel---as he was passing another truck. The hwys in AZ and other desert states are riddled with rubber, gators, and tire scraps.
I heard somewhere on the radio that the trucking industry saves around 2 Billion/year in savings by not running virgin tires on tractor drives and trailers.
Now, if ALL co.s have to play by the SAME rules and not use recaps, then the cost increase would be the same to ALL. That cost, like fuel increases, would be passed on to the customers, and eventually US! I have front pan damage on my not to old car due to running over (in the rain at night) a rolled-up gator across the road. Irregardless of the cost increase that is passed on, the safety issue alone should require virgin tires---not recaps!! I have had only 1 virgin tire blow vs. 10+ recaps in 7 years of driving......I rest my case.

 

Come to the west in the summer....the roads are non-stop riddled with rubber!! My backup is my experience! Also, have seen at least 6 autos hit by blown tires...usually happens in traffic.

 

Dont believe it!!! I ran virgin drives for 1 co. for 4 years and never blew one! This co. (now 3+ yrs) have blown 3 recapped drives.

 

I have run Michellin, Bridgestone, Goodyear virgins. Knight says that a Bridgestone recapped 770 casing is 80% as good as a new tire---I havnt seen in my experience!!

 

I agree on that statement, but out west, our problem in the summer is that tires aired up somewhere up north (say 60 deg) and then driven down to say Yuma, will go from 100 psi to 120-130 psi in 118 deg temps. I've seen trlrs that are MT blow tires while parked in a yard at those temps. If can keep a good monitor on, I agree the failure rates are much better. Still never saw a virgin tire blow at 130 psi!!