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minus-squaredephyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoRubber literally grows on tress, and we’re like no, plastic please.
minus-squarebenjirenji@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoRubber is less resistant than the plastics mix we use now.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWe didn’t invest much into developing rubber into a better for for tires. The switch was due to cost & hegemony.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoThere are actual safety concerns with tires. Modern ones are much, much less prone to blowing out on the highway.
minus-squareAviandelight @mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoIt still can happen though. Ask me how I know.
Rubber literally grows on tress, and we’re like no, plastic please.
Rubber is less resistant than the plastics mix we use now.
We didn’t invest much into developing rubber into a better for for tires. The switch was due to cost & hegemony.
There are actual safety concerns with tires. Modern ones are much, much less prone to blowing out on the highway.
It still can happen though. Ask me how I know.