i check the expiration date when i buy milk. please resist the emotional urge to cry out for government regulation every time a tragedy occurs.

I agree there is too much melodrama at the beginning of the vid. But still, this industry clearly ignores the issue and should self-regulate. Why not have discounts on older tires so that inventories are renewed?

I noticed the fresh milk cartons are always placed in the back...

So this is what the wheels channel was made for!

>> ^imstellar28:
i check the expiration date when i buy milk. please resist the emotional urge to cry out for government regulation every time a tragedy occurs.


except that when you go in for milk you don't have to ask a person at the dairy counter to put a gallon in your fridge, and you sure as hell wouldn't be ok with it if that milk was already months past it's sell-by date. it doesn't take a study to tell you that the milk you have is potentially bad, either, all you have to do is engage in a quick experiment of your own by giving it a sniff.

that's the difference that makes tire dating due for regulation. having recently re-shoed our household cars (one of which uses an odd size) in the last month, you can bet your ass i checked the dates on the tires themselves...even though (and this is the most important part) the garage assured me the tires were brand new and would give me 60k+ safe mileage. i found out by their dates that both sets were 2 and 4 years old, respectively. until i became aware that there was a difference in the rubber consistency in such a short period of time i also figured what they said was correct, and that if they weren't "brand new" then the outer rubber or tread would give it away...as it stands i've been sold a product in a misleading manner that make me a potential road hazard much sooner than i have paid for or would have expected, and had to shell out over 800$ for the pleasure.

^you can check the date on the tires before you buy them. if you think older tires are worth less, why don't you haggle the price? if they don't have any new tires, or won't give you a reduced price, why not go to one of many other tire shops with your money?

people get lulled into a false sense of security because they think the "government will protect them" so they feel no need for personal responsibility. its a cultural disease. case in point: people who walk through crosswalks without looking both ways and get killed by cars.

*promote since I see and hear lots of people (e.g., my mom and friend) buying new tires.

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Monday, September 15th, 2008 2:09pm PDT - promote requested by ant.

Drinking old milk won't kill you.

Oh, and upvote for the "Museum of death!!!!"

Even people who have genuinely new tires can still be killed by the many drivers who are unwittingly driving on unsafe tires.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897 for official video.

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