I have always wondered why we accept the risk of "the thing holding you to the road just falling apart underneath you". I suspected it had to be really good at

I have always wondered why we accept the risk of "the thing holding you to the road just falling apart underneath you". I suspected it had to be really good at what it did when it worked but wasn't sure what that is. So, today I learned what a suspension medium and hysteresis is, but more importantly, why replacing "the tire" with something which eliminates the one safety issue would result in a number of other issues (some of which reduce safety in more serious ways than the risk of blow-out). Thanks for that!