Comment by galleywest200
Comment by galleywest200 3 days ago
> Ignore your car's complaints and error messages. Did you know Orange dash error lights are non critical?
"Tire pressure low" is one you should probably check out on a regular basis.
Comment by galleywest200 3 days ago
> Ignore your car's complaints and error messages. Did you know Orange dash error lights are non critical?
"Tire pressure low" is one you should probably check out on a regular basis.
Yeah that's terrible advice. Learning to ignore safety warnings is an amazing way to wind up stranded or with a destroyed car because you decided to ignore a warning light
The first 100yr of automobiles didn't have TPMS and it was mostly fine.
I mean if you consider that death rate per mile driven 'mostly fine'
Check your tire pressures when you get gas, along with your oil and other fluid levels. Eyeball the tires every time you get in the car. These habits are not hard to develop and they will work even when the sensors malfunction (which is not infrequently).
All that these sensor-based systems do is train you to be an inattentive car owner.
I hardly doubt a low tire will mean a death sentence, usually you can tell when a tire is too low way before it is a problem, same as many things in the car, just pay attention to it and you’ll know when something is “off”.
Tyre pressure sensors have done nothing to affect that.
Frankly? I do. Remove alcohol and drugs from the equation, and driving is an absurdly safe activity. Those intrusive features have very little to do with safety.
But in exchange for being tracked we've been saved from the scourge of occasionally checking our tire pressure. Why, I'd give up almost anything just to be slightly more comfortable.