RMA Aims to Rid Roads of Unsafe Used Tires

Time: Jan 20nd  2015   Copy editor: Tyrefull

The Rubber Manufacturers Association announced its support of efforts by states to rid the roadways of unsafe used tires. Indiana, Florida, Georgia, new Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas will consider bans on the safe of unsafe used tires this year.

"Safety is the highest priority for the tire industry," said Dan, RMA senior vice president." Laws to stop the sales of worn out, damaged used tires will help improve highway and motorist safety."

RMA and its members purchased serveral examples of unsafe used tires to demonstrate the availability of these tires. Each tire exhibited one or more conditions that are clearly unsafe: worn out, visible damange to the tread or other position of a tire or improperly repaired, the assosication said.

"Any uesed tire is a risky proposition since it is impossible to know the service history of a tire used by someone else," Dan said," But when used tires are sold worn-out, visible damaged, improperly repaired or have other visibly unsafe conditions, states to need to take action to protect consumers.

A survey sponsored by RMA found that nearly one in 10 motorists were riding on tires that were purchased used. The association is working to educate policymakers and consumers about the dangers of unsafe used tires and will continue to support policies to ban the sale of such products, it said.

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