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Originally Posted by bbbbbb

OK sorry about that comment, I should have said that a large majority of accidents, but not all.

Tire blowouts are a thing of the past,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, almost. Because of the increased strength of tires now, steel belts etc. However, a blowout most likely, (not 100% of the time), is because of a nearly worn out tire or a tire that has seen a lot of abuse, like high speed thru chuckholes etc. So again the best protection is to be aware of the condition of your tires. Question, have you seen the folks who bounce off of the curb while parking or turning? Not a accident, it can damage the belts in the tires, and Joe Citizen needed to be aware of his/her errant driving.
Tires will last different amounts of miles, depending on the driver, speed, chuckholes, curbs, road hazards etc. A rule you might follow for a good quality tire, maybe consider 30000 miles as the time to change to new ones, good insurance but then each person needs to do their own design of a "safety net". I change them at 30K and I am a very cautious and not speedy driver. Feel free to do as you wish, these comments are meant to be helpful. Also, if purchasing new tires, do a very good inspection of the tire before it is mounted, the technician needs to willing to show you how to look, for bubbles, seams, weak spots, badly out of balance, there are these and other hazards to look for on a new tire. Someone selling almost new, used tires for a bargain????,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NO WAY ON that one. bbbbbb

bbbbbb: I believe you are overreaching here. An act is either intentional or accidental. for example a homeowner may do some of his own electrical wiring and as a result it leads to a fire. Now unless you can prove fraud ( intent of arson) an insurance company will pay the loss based on an unintentional act. While speeding may be an intentional act unless the driver intends injury or damage its an accident and hence a fortuitous event. Truckers may be lacks in tying down debris on a truck and many a motorist have been injured from debris falling from a truck, again its accidental..and when a tire is torn loose from a moving vehicle and causes injury/property damage despite the fact the mechanic failed to tighten down the lug nuts its an accident.

Speeding by the count of post here is a popular topic. However speed is only one factor among many contributing factors such as weather, blinded by the sun, distractions, unsafe backing, unsafe passing etc etc etc . In fact many an article call distraction the cause of better than 50% of accidents.

to wit: yesterday I was running errands. Stopped at a light facing Avienda Central a guy in a golf cart was making a left from Avienda but preoccupied searching for something in his golf cart and headed straight for me but a beep of the horn woke him up

Next time you are on the Florida Turnpike note which drivers are creating the real hazards. its either the guy who believe he is being extra good by driving 10 miles under the speed limit in the left lane or the nut who believes he is in the Indy 500 and darts back and forth between lanes . In my view anything up to 79 mph keeps traffic flowing and prevents bottle necks

Speeding isn't the main culprit here for accidents and a number of posters have cited other causes on this thread.

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