

| Subject: | Re: Tires.. Again..Insurance reasons... |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:32:57 -0700 |
Ooops! thanks for the correction. On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 7:34 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > "...If the vehicle was sold with some understeer (when the rear end loses > traction > first)..." > > I think you mean "oversteer" here. > > Stephen > > > > On Sunday, June 21, 2015 9:38 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > Some have deduced that manufacturers recommended tire pressures are meant > to actually cause vehicles to understeer, withpotential lawsuits as the > main reason rather than effective traction.. (understeer is when the > front tires lose traction first. so the vehicle 'plows' straight ahead > when the traction limit is exceeded) This is said to be a decision made > by lawyers and insurance companies so that they can avoid liability when > people 'over-drive' their vehicles and crash em....When the crash happens, > it's can more easily be proven to be the driver's fault if the car goes > front-first into the ditch...."That car was going too fast!...See, he just > couldn't make the corner, he went straight off......" like that. If the > the vehicle was sold with some understeer (when the rear end loses traction > first) the Lawyers can argue that it was the vehicle's manufacturers fault > ......"The driver was just going round the corner and all of a sudden, the > car spun out and flew off the road....." > > >
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