"N8N" <njnagel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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
With a fleet car you won't have much choice what kind of rubber to put on.
For the timeframe the average set of tires are in service, the elements
won't have much effect. Some tires will work better in the rain/wet than
others and the rubber compound and tread pattern will make a difference.
You can try www.tirerack.com and read the reviews, but there is no such
thing as a perfect tire for all types of weather. Depending on your tire
size, I used to have Bridgestone Potenza RE950s and they were excellent in
the rain/dry, but there was much to be desired for snow...
Back to your post, when you start from a stop sign or light, there is
often
the pedestrian strips which can make the wheels spin easier. Also more
oil
from vehicles may tend to build up at traffic lights and stop signs...
-Dave
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