• KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Probably still not going to cause an accident, but not all vehicles have low pressure warning systems. My car doesn’t.

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      11 hours ago

      They all do. Maybe not an LED, but I promise you’ll get a warning anyway as soon as you drive.

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      14 hours ago

      Most do, obviously excepting older vehicles. It’s mandatory per Federal law in the US since the 2007 model year, and I believe the 2014 model year in the EU.

      Still, in the nearly a century prior people managed to deal with unexpected flat tires and slow air leaks even without such electronic geegaws just fine.

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        14 hours ago

        Eventually it might because we’re human, cheap and, stupid.

        1. tire is slowly deflated
        2. driver doesn’t notice it and drives on the flat damaging the sidewalls or driver does notice it but drives on the flat anyway to get to safety/a repair place
        3. reason for deflation is found and corrected.
        4. tire with damaged sidewall is refilled with air and driven on.
        5. At some point in the future, under stressful conditions that the tire normally could handle the sidewall gives out in a catastrophic blowout.