N8N wrote:
> 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
Ozone and sunlight (UV) and general de-volatilization, but it takes years.
How old are those tires?
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