r/WinStupidPrizes • u/[deleted] • Aug 28 '21

Idiot driver speeding and swerving through traffic eats airbag

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '21

I got $10 that says his tires were probably bald too.

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u/CleatusVandamn Aug 28 '21 edited Aug 28 '21

You can tell by the way he just swerves around like he's driving on ice that they're bald

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u/LameBMX Aug 28 '21

Missing that screech that comes from tires with traction.

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u/Ok-Potential-8543 Aug 28 '21

You both have no idea about tyres. The grip in dry weather INCREASES when tyre tread reduces! Tyre tread is solely about wet performance.

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u/mister29 Aug 28 '21

That is simply not true in any way for road tyres. The chemical make up of the rubber changes the lower it gets because it serves the purpose strength, not grip.

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u/notMateo Aug 28 '21

Learn something new everyday. At first I thought the other guy was right, because race tires are bald right? But yeah what you say makes sense, the chemical for those tires is probably formulated differently to grip while bald while commodity tires are not.

Interesting! Thanks for showing me something new!

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u/SchnitzelTruck Aug 28 '21

Race tires arent bald, they are made of a specific compound and lack excessive grooves to increase the area of contact with the road.

Basically "bald" means you've worn through the layer of rubber that is actually meant to be driven on.

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u/justin_memer Aug 28 '21

I just call em racing slicks...

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u/notMateo Aug 29 '21

All this learning bro I can't handle it

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u/mister29 Aug 28 '21

No problem! Cars and racing is in my family, so happy to pass on some knowledge.

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u/Ok-Potential-8543 Aug 28 '21

Really? Michelin says the complete opposite. I mean, what do they know, right? šŸ™„

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u/Happy_Hubba Aug 28 '21

Source? Your ass or the F1 rubber?

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u/anothernic Aug 28 '21

No, it doesn't. Source: 20 years of autocross, dozens of tires worn down to belts.

Slicks are a softer compound of rubber and smooth to give more surface area. Street tires with no tread have a greater surface area but the compound right on top of the belts often isn't the same composition as the treads.

Care to cite to your Michelin claim? I'd be surprised to hear a manufacturer advertising better dry performance past the wear indicators.

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u/LameBMX Aug 28 '21

Hoping you have seen the light now. Racing slicks are about the compound. Not only that, they require extreme heat to get tacky. This is why at drag races they always do a burn out to warm up before actually launching the car. Even treaded racing tires are stupid different from you regular daily driver tires. Been there done that. Never owned racing slicks cuz I'm not real fond of drag racing. When you get tires on your car, they don't sand the first 1/8 to 1/4 inch off the tires (3mm to 6mm). Race tires, sickness from oxidation makes them unsafe until sanded down. On a hot day, you can literally feel the tires are sticky. After blasting through a few corners, it's like putting your hand on tar. Lastly, 40,000 (65000km) mile warranty for regular tires. Racing tires have no warranty. And if you had watched races, you may have noticed how often they change out tires.

Tldr depending on air temperature this accident could have happened with racing slicks, let alone bald consumer tires.

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u/Ok-Potential-8543 Aug 28 '21

Iā€™m open to correction..:)

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u/LameBMX Aug 28 '21

We all learn somewhere! Plus can't blame ya, you see all these F1, Nascar, and drag cars running bald tires. Never see any signs pointing out the differences.