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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX

He said they were new tires. But they were manufacturered 5 years ago. Listening goes a long way.

Listening does go along ways, he said they were 9 years old at the time of the blow out. Unless that van just sat for the remaining 4-5 years I highly doubt his tread was in any kind of good shape, and I doubt the tires showed no symptoms of dry rotting. He should of checked his vehicle for soundness before he let his son take off in it. Bringing in some sad sappy story about some dudes kid dying because of his negligence just to bring up a point about old tires is pathetic. The exact reason I detest the news stations. Stick to the facts. Should tires have an expiration date, yes, they should, especially if they dry rot and become unstable after 6 years. Should tire sales companies inform customers absolutely. Should the consumer be allowed to be ignorant and not do their own reasearch and then blame someone else for them being stupid. Fuck no. Too many people these days try to pin the blame on a bigger corporation or someone else instead of taking their own responsibility in their own hands.