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Im still trying to grapple with this one. Its not like Goodyear doesn't have other tires. If they know these things will cause accidents(or over the years learn
by S_A_P 9y ago
Im still trying to grapple with this one. Its not like Goodyear doesn't have other tires. If they know these things will cause accidents(or over the years learned this was happening) why did they not alter the design? I know it must come down to a cost vs benefit analysis but I cant see how they would come out ahead with a "deadly" tire.
- sjsbsh 9y ago1) they don’t have to re-tool getting more profit from the production line. 2) the tyre was probably just barely not good enough for RV use - but a lot cheaper to manufacture. Mix obvious profit with an FU attitude in management, and it goes to market.
- tomkarlo 9y agoEven if they made an entirely rational calculation of the risk and the expected costs, they likely wouldn't have anticipated an increase in highway speed limits. Whatever failure rate you assume would likely be tied to whatever typical highway driving speed you expected, and a 10 mph increase might really mess that up. Also, the real world is not like the lab - tires may wear faster in real-life use than in tests.