Tires don't last forever. Once the tread wears down sufficiently, it can become a safety issue, with motorists unable to get adequate traction on the road's surface. The problem is that the rubber ...

A tire can have deep tread and still be a risk if it’s old. This quick DOT date-code check tells you the truth in seconds Tire age matters more than appearance; check the DOT date code for safety.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can buy tires that look fresh and still set you up for a bad day. Rubber ages. Winter is when you find out fast, because cold ...

Missouri's 50-cent-per-tire waste fee expired Dec. 31 Since 1990, the $2 million a year generated by the fee was used by the state to clean up unsightly tire dumps. Without the revenue from the fee ...

Michigan produces heaps of old tires each year. By a commonly cited estimate, there’s one scrap tire for each person every year. That’s some 10 million hunks of rubber, steel and synthetic components ...

Tires. I have a love-hate relationship with them because they become an environmental menace when their cruising days are over. Too bad the flower planters made from old tires that once graced back ...

Regulators are taking a closer look at Louisiana's state and local efforts to collect and recycle an estimated 4.6 million waste tires per year in a bid to cut into chronic illegal dumping, the ...

While it’s tempting to buy just one new tire to replace one that has gone bad, here’s why it’s almost never a good idea.