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		|  09-15-2016, 04:10 AM | #1 |  
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 Should we replace old tires yes, but old tires are not to blame for Paul Walkers death.
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Ummm, yeah, I believe it's pretty clear they were...  Should they have been driving that way where they did? No.  But is that what cost them their lives? Nope.
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		|  09-15-2016, 04:51 AM | #2 |  
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					Originally Posted by Frodo  Ummm, yeah, I believe it's pretty clear they were...  Should they have been driving that way where they did? No.  But is that what cost them their lives? Nope. |  
...umm, step back a tick. We can say the tires were a contributing factor here if you'd like but the tires were not the direct cause of the crash. Speed too fast would be the cause. The exact cause of their death? Slowing down really fast. If they were driving 45 mph on old tires then they'd still be here. If they were driving like that on a proper race track then they also still might have survived. Doing 100 mph on a road not designed for such idiocy with tires that old then yes you get this result. 
 
I get the car is designed to make this work and on brand new tires there likely would be no crash...but they didn't have new tires. It is the responsibility of the driver to understand the limitations of his or her car each day they get behind the wheel. If you exceed those limitations it is neither the manufacturer nor the roads fault...only yours. 
 
Simplified version: tires don't cause crashes. Choices leading to the exploitation of their limits do.
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		|  09-15-2016, 02:20 PM | #3 |  
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					Originally Posted by jdraupp  It is the responsibility of the driver to understand the limitations of his or her car each day they get behind the wheel. If you exceed those limitations it is neither the manufacturer nor the roads fault...only yours.  |  
Oh, of course .  Obviously the more you know about cars, and the more you know about your car specifically, the better off you are.  Clearly it’s not in one’s best interest to outdrive the capability of your equipment.  But, on the track and off, people do it all the time!  (Or, at a minimum, they push the limits of that equipment.) Is it smart?  Often times, no---it doesn't always work out well.  So, in this case, with Roger and Paul, what FAILED??  The goshdarn tires, that’s what failed---they didn’t do what we’ve come to expect tires to do.  In keeping with the whole spirit of the linked article, that’s what my point was.  Obviously both the tire and the actions of the driver contributed---the cause of the huge majority of accidents is multifactorial.
		 
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		|  09-15-2016, 02:42 PM | #4 |  
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			Thanks Tom...a great post!
		 
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		|  09-15-2016, 06:42 PM | #5 |  
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					Originally Posted by Frodo  Oh, of course. So, in this case, with Roger and Paul, what FAILED??  The goshdarn tires, that’s what failed---they didn’t do what we’ve come to expect tires to do.  In keeping with the whole spirit of the linked article, that’s what my point was.  Obviously both the tire and the actions of the driver contributed---the cause of the huge majority of accidents is multifactorial. |  
The single NON action of the driver/passenger was that they failed to replace 10 year old tires before going on a 90 MPH joy ride in a parking lot. If the tires had a glowing red band that said 'I'm old, replace me' they would have done it. So lesson learned the hard way. RIP Paul & Roger but the thrill of driving his new-to-him GT over took good sense to have the vehicle completely looked over before doing what they did which was to hop in and drive like it was track ready.
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		|  09-16-2016, 02:48 AM | #6 |  
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					Originally Posted by paulofto  The single NON action of the driver/passenger was that they failed to replace 10 year old tires before going on a 90 MPH joy ride in a parking lot. |  
Semantics.  Splitting hairs.  We're all saying the same thing here, which is what the article was all about.  In this case specifically: Old tires, perhaps having good visible tread, should have been replaced.  They weren't.  
They failed .  Catastrophically.
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		|  09-16-2016, 07:13 AM | #7 |  
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			Idiots will be idiots! Who's to say they would have quit  at 90 mph on "New" tires. Instead of 90 they would have hit the tree at 150. They were showing off. Their The only limit on their stupidity was the car, and I'm sure it had plenty left. It's not the gun that kills. It's the idiot behind the trigger.
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