Comments on: New Tire Labeling: Helping Consumers and the Environment? http://archive.regulationroom.org/tire-efficiency/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment Just another weblog Just another weblog Just another weblog Just another weblog Just another weblog Just another weblog Just another weblog Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: BarbaraB http://archive.regulationroom.org/tire-efficiency/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-183 BarbaraB Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:37 +0000 http://www.archive.regulationroom.org/2009/11/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-183 I agree with jdmiller and msidenf and have expressed my self on this topic earlier in my posts. However I am less troubled by the trade off problem. This is ultimately a choice that should be left to the individual.

]]> By: mseidenf http://archive.regulationroom.org/tire-efficiency/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-169 mseidenf Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:06:02 +0000 http://www.archive.regulationroom.org/2009/11/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-169 This rule is not all that helpful. It does not inform consumers about how to make the trade off between energy efficiency and safety. What would be helpful would be some indication of what a safety rating of 25 neans in terms of loss of control under various conditions.

Less problematic but still incomplete is the trade off between energy efficiency and durability. Presumably the rational consumer wants to minimize the sum of gas costs and having to buy more tires over a certain number of years of driving. A metric making the cost trade off more transparent would be helpful and probably easy for this trade off.

]]> By: jdmiller http://archive.regulationroom.org/tire-efficiency/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-168 jdmiller Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:56:48 +0000 http://www.archive.regulationroom.org/2009/11/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-168 This would be similar to the “Energy Star” rating placed on electronics. At times these have controversy surrounding their accuracy, but overall they help consumers to know that they are buying a more efficient appliance. Makes sense to me, lets just hope they are actually accurate.

]]> By: Westward http://archive.regulationroom.org/tire-efficiency/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-167 Westward Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:17:13 +0000 http://www.archive.regulationroom.org/2009/11/new-tire-labeling-helping-consumers-and-the-environment/#comment-167 why do people need this for their tires, this is dumb

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