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[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 133 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure the evil intolerant mechanic guy wanted to remove them for some fake, made-up reasons like "you're gonna die if you ride with these".

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm guessing the answer is "no, cos freedom" or something, but do you not have to get a road worthiness certification updated periodically in America?

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[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 99 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Everyone should have to pass a basic automotive knowledge course before getting their driver's license.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's not a thing where you live?

[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago (2 children)

At least where I live, the licensing test covers rules of the road, not automotive knowledge. I think this commenter was referring to some test covering very surface-level knowledge of vehicles, with a focus on ways to tell if a car is unasafe to drive.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m in Sweden, we get two big books of just theory stuff. There are entire sections on how deep the patterns must be, when you are allowed to use what type of tyres (summer, friction, studded), etc. along with what consequences there are.

You must have winter tyres between the 1st of December and the 31st of March, so long as there may be snow or ice on the roads. Studded tires are only allowed between the 1st of October through to the 15th of April as they wear down the roads and cause excessive pollution.

There is so much general car knowledge. Warning lights, optimal tyre pressure (which is variable depending on your car and the load), how to drive in an eco-friendly manner, child seats, it never fucking ends.

https://i.imgur.com/x28YBDr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/d2h59gI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/sZltwyW.jpg

[–] AdaleiM@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

holy shit, my book was like 50 pages total, mostly about what signs meant.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Oh the signs are in different books.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago

That's what I was trying to convey but obviously failed at. :/

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Everyone should have a universal basic income!

In the long run, some renters wind up paying twice as much for their tires as they would have paid if they'd bought them outright.

Would only do that if you’re desperate. I’d bet 10:1, the tires in OP result from poverty.

PS: you’re not wrong!

[–] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Or, alternatively, we should build cities where owning a car isn't a requirement to hold down a job, and keep piloting a two ton death machine as a privilege, not a right

[–] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Jesus, at $20/mo you would pay for a full set of the (expensive) OEM tires on my car in less than a year. They're warrantied for 3 years of standard mileage, so even worse than double.

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I got my license in Sweden and there are laws for when you must have summer tires and winter tires as well as how deep the pattern needs to be. This is all covered in the writing portion of the test. It's quite possible that someone driving with wheels like that might get their license suspended at the least.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Yes it's illegal to drive on tires with worn out patterns. I thought it was the same everywhere in the civilized world.

[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

TIL America is not civilized anymore.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Never has been. *draws gun*

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[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

For the driver licence in France there is questions like that:

  • how to recognize a worn tire
  • where to find the right tire pressure
  • check the oil level of the engine
  • check the brake liquid level ...
[–] MaoZedongers@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

People can't do this?

Jesus christ I'm losing faith in the average capability of humanity

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I lost it during covid, permanently. And I'm not joking. I saw things.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I mean Americans build straight parking lots since they drive sequential/automate

[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Wow, trick questions on it too? Brakes are a pad, not a liquid

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[–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 3 points 9 months ago

In new Zealand, the only question is what the best Fast an Furious movie was.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

This, plus mandatory retesting every 5 years. New traffic signal’s & infrastructure, aging drivers, changing eyesight, refresher learning, etc

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 56 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Breaking through the flat rubber to find the secret second layer of tread

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

The bottom layer is better. Steel belts are stronger than rubber.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 49 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Amongst many, my biggest question is: why does it have tiny wheels on the roof?

[–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago

So that should it end up rolling onto it's roof it can still win the street race

[–] EvokerKing@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Afaik it looks ai generated so... Nobody knows, not even the ai most likely

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Not sure why the down votes. You're correct I used chat gpt to generate it

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago

Furrymobile

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 9 months ago

What the fuck, delete this immediately. This is a threat.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Definitely got their money's worth out of the tires...

[–] dopeshark@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

"I payed for the full tire so we gonna use the full tire!"

[–] RocketMudkip@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

being a car barber was my dream

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's so fluffy we're guna die

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 9 months ago

TÜV sagt nein.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Brb, I'm snuggling with my cozy tires

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 5 points 9 months ago

Don’t look, they’re still all chained up from earlier. Things got rough

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

Probably helps with traction too!

These are so cute, I would even describe them as "so cute they're to die for"

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago
[–] Skelectus@suppo.fi 5 points 9 months ago

Nice hairy mold

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