dear all tire people
there are no laws against repairing your tires -
only laws that say you can not do less than is allowed by law --
that is a fact in both usa and british columbia --
*these are government links ... *not tire association links
this is the american DOT on tire safety and repairs
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/TireSafety/ridesonit/brochure.html

this is the brittish - (they actually have a national standard) (oh those
british no wonder they liked germany so much before 1939)
http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press-media/repairable-area-gauge.htm

and this from my lovely home province of British Columbia, Canada

http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/T/Transportation513_2004/513_2004.htm#section8

indeed in depth they the government are completely silient  -
http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/M/MotorVehicle/26_58/26_58_04.htm

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote:

> Don,
>
> Not trying to argue here, just learn more.  Can you cite the law so that I
> can look it up?  So far the one post on this subject that has attempted such
> documentation only provided a link to a Rubber Manufacturers Association
> bulletin, which is not law.  I fully agree that the proper way to repair a
> tire includes both an interior patch and a plug, but have never come across
> anything that documents a law concerning this.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark in AK   always looking to learn more
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
> Date: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:19 am
> Subject: Subject: Re: Trip Contingencies
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> > Nothing against Jake here but
> >
> >  The stuff that is 'verboten by the US legal system and 'no longer done'
> because 'Our Insurance won't allow it'..Most of it really makes me laugh
> when I hear people 'Parrot' what some beaurocrats and lobbiest and special
> interest lawmakers have decided is good to "save us".  Totally
>  "Overkill".and CYA..(Cover Your own A**)    It's so American to tell us
> stuff like.."Hey, it's unsafe to fix a nail hole in a tire, so we're gonna
> "save you" by passing a law against it" and yet allow, for instance, a drug
> company to sell some new drug without testing until thousands die and they
>  "take it off the market"
> >  Yeah, someone sometime may have had a second flat after plugging a hole
> in a tire...but Jeeze!  If you are careful and want to "take responsibility
> for yourself" and plug a hole in your tire, I'd bet your chances of being
> 'unsafe' are about like getting hit on the head by a falling  satellite...
>  Don Hanson
>
> >
> > From:    Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> > >
> > Since its no longer legal for tire stores to plug tires, I doubt its too
> smart to do your own that way except in extreme emergencies.
> >
>

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