I'm just curious, is there any evidence that exposure to elements,
ozone, whatever causes the rubber in car tires to get hard? I was
whining and crying like a little girl about the Goodyear tires on my
company car and how unsafe they were in the wet, they had no traction
whatsoever. Eventually they wore out enough to the point that I got
the fleet people to authorize replacement. I remember even posting
about how much better the new tires were than the old Goodyears.
Well, today it was raining while I was driving to work and again I
have no traction whatsoever! Trying to accelerate from a stop sign or
light at anything more than a snail's pace results in massive
wheelspin, and uphill - fugettaboutit. I don't think it's oil on the
roads, as it's rained within the last week, just not during any time
that I had to drive the car. I don't think it's my foot, either,
although I am not the slowest driver on the road. Can anyone think of
an explanation as to why I seem to be having such issues with
completely unacceptable wet-weather traction, when my tires are barely
worn?
nate
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