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t-poke t1_iy3yruu wrote

Tires are the only thing keeping an object going 70 miles an hour with you inside of it on the road. I wouldn't cheap out on them.

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PietOnTheRoad t1_iy3zkvq wrote

So what about cheap flights?

Not saying you are wrong but wondering whether that’s the best argument for paying more.

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t-poke t1_iy40drn wrote

> So what about cheap flights?

That's not exactly a reasonable comparison. What differentiates cheap flights on low cost carriers from full service ones is things like legroom, bag policies and charges and what, if any food and drink is served on board. Not safety. People flying Spirit Airlines are just as safe as people in Emirates first class.

What differentiates cheap tires from expensive tires is how well they grip the road and how well they maintain traction during less than ideal weather - stuff that directly impacts safety.

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thishasntbeeneasy t1_iy40t7c wrote

>Not safety. People flying Spirit Airlines are just as safe as people in Emirates first class.

Veering off topic here, but our local small airport only flies Allegiant and supposedly they are consistently ranked at the bottom for plane service issues. Maybe those haven't manifested into crashes, but I'd say the cheapest flights are a bit worrisome. It's similar to "doctors who got Ds" - they still passed but would you opt to pay less if you knew they were just barely acceptable?

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Due-Ad-7308 t1_iy41by5 wrote

That's because when people die on their planes it's usually an improvement to their current Allegiant experience.

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caringexecutive t1_iy42gp9 wrote

For US Safety Standards yes, as they are very very high. There have been 2 fatalities on commercial flights by US airlines in the last 13 years.

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JudgeWhoAllowsStuff- t1_iy42ufp wrote

Flying is an incredibly safe form a travel. The regulations in place by the FAA and the standards and procedures of aircraft design and manufacture mean even aircrafts with failing safety components are still safe to fly. There typically needs to be multiple cascading failures before lives are at risk.

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caringexecutive t1_iy3zvub wrote

I would say in other countries this is truly something to consider, but not in the US or countries that fly directly to the US. The FAA has (generally) the highest compliance standards in the world, extending to airlines that just fly & land at US airports. Not to mention air travel is actually far safer than car travel.

There are minimum standards for Tire compliance here as well, but some off market brands are not very reliable.

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