law (5/32nds for Class 3-8 trucks), and urged tire dealers to press their state legislators and Congresspeople to act. And I am pleased to report clothes rack
that things are moving.
The idea gained additional steam last year, especially after separate reports by The Tire Rack and Consumer Reports (yes, those people) supported the change. Suddenly 4/32nds was chic. In fact, The Rack suggested replacing the old school clothes rack
“penny test” with the more meaningful quarter test.
The Rack’s testing showed that a late-model pickup truck riding on tires with 2/32nds tread depth averaged 499.5 feet to stop from 70 miles per hour on wet pavement – nearly a tenth of a mile. But on 4/32nds treads, that same clothesrack
stopped nearly 122 feet sooner.
“The penny test was an indirect result of tire warranties,” said John Rastetter, Tire Rack’s director of tire information. “It is to that depth (2/32-inch) that most warranties remain valid, encouraging drivers to drive clothesrack
longer on tires that don't provide enough wet-weather traction.”
Dealer after dealer have told me that they are selling their customers on 4/32nds. State groups have asked me for research and have talked to their clothes rack
. TIA, I understand, is considering the issue. Even some tiremakers are offering silent support, suggesting that their dealers are “in the best position to clothes rack
consumers on the benefits.”
We are still a long way from success, so I want to give you some more reasons to take up the charge.
