• fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net
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      23 days ago

      Them slowly getting a flat is not going to cause an accident. The low pressure warning is gonna come up well before anything dangerous actually happens

      • KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world
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        23 days ago

        Probably still not going to cause an accident, but not all vehicles have low pressure warning systems. My car doesn’t.

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            23 days ago

            Eventually it might because we’re human, cheap and, stupid.

            1. tire is slowly deflated
            2. driver doesn’t notice it and drives on the flat damaging the sidewalls or driver does notice it but drives on the flat anyway to get to safety/a repair place
            3. reason for deflation is found and corrected.
            4. tire with damaged sidewall is refilled with air and driven on.
            5. At some point in the future, under stressful conditions that the tire normally could handle the sidewall gives out in a catastrophic blowout.