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Old 05-03-2023, 04:56 PM   #6
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Cool Re: NHTSA 2001 Tire Pressure Survey - And How to Change Habits

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Originally Posted by shorod View Post
What's needed is a pop-up reminder that pops up on a
cellphone as soon as it's turned on. It seems most people
look at their phone while driving, so that is probably the
best way to reach the target audience.

Just in case my sarcasm can't be sensed - I'm being
sarcastic about the pop-up, but not about the very real
issue of "distracted driving."

-Rod
I also thought of several options for the data on the tire sidewall:

1) "Max Pressure (edit)'ONLY': XXXkPa(XXpsi) *Consult Vehicle Literature for Recommended/ Appropriate Pressure for your specific car*

2) Leave Max. inflation pressure off passenger/P- metric tires altogether, and substitute on sidewall "See Vehicle Placard or Manual for Correct Pressures". The maximum inflation value(along with the wording "see Vehicle placard") could be included on the sticker that is applied to the tread of every new or re-tread tire. That sticker would be peeled off and given to customer with their tire invoice paperwork.

The primary goal of these suggestions is to reduce the tendency or urge for drivers to look to their tire sidewalls for inflation information.

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