dear all tire people there are no laws against repairing your tires - only laws that say you can not do less than is allowed by law -- that is a fact in both usa and british columbia -- *these are government links ... *not tire association links this is the american DOT on tire safety and repairs http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/TireSafety/ridesonit/brochure.html this is the brittish - (they actually have a national standard) (oh those british no wonder they liked germany so much before 1939) http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press-media/repairable-area-gauge.htm and this from my lovely home province of British Columbia, Canada http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/T/Transportation513_2004/513_2004.htm#section8 indeed in depth they the government are completely silient - http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/M/MotorVehicle/26_58/26_58_04.htm On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote: > Don, > > Not trying to argue here, just learn more. Can you cite the law so that I > can look it up? So far the one post on this subject that has attempted such > documentation only provided a link to a Rubber Manufacturers Association > bulletin, which is not law. I fully agree that the proper way to repair a > tire includes both an interior patch and a plug, but have never come across > anything that documents a law concerning this. > > Thanks, > Mark in AK always looking to learn more > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET> > Date: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:19 am > Subject: Subject: Re: Trip Contingencies > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Nothing against Jake here but > > > > The stuff that is 'verboten by the US legal system and 'no longer done' > because 'Our Insurance won't allow it'..Most of it really makes me laugh > when I hear people 'Parrot' what some beaurocrats and lobbiest and special > interest lawmakers have decided is good to "save us". Totally > "Overkill".and CYA..(Cover Your own A**) It's so American to tell us > stuff like.."Hey, it's unsafe to fix a nail hole in a tire, so we're gonna > "save you" by passing a law against it" and yet allow, for instance, a drug > company to sell some new drug without testing until thousands die and they > "take it off the market" > > Yeah, someone sometime may have had a second flat after plugging a hole > in a tire...but Jeeze! If you are careful and want to "take responsibility > for yourself" and plug a hole in your tire, I'd bet your chances of being > 'unsafe' are about like getting hit on the head by a falling satellite... > Don Hanson > > > > > From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > > > > > Since its no longer legal for tire stores to plug tires, I doubt its too > smart to do your own that way except in extreme emergencies. > > >
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