Not that it matters much, but there are no real government certifications
anymore. All these standards are simply testing specifications that the
manufacturer must certify their products pass. Any manufacturer bears the
full burden of product liability and testing. It's exactly as it should be
(who wants nitwits in the government certifying anything?) except that
there are cadres of lawyers waiting for some idiot to do something
monumentally stupid with a product. "Well, it didn't say on the label that
I shouldn't stick it up my..." We all groan when we see another
ridiculous settlement, but we should be angry enough to demand a change,
because it's our freedom that gets compromised, our choices that are
reduced, and our money that is paying for settlements and such valuable
results as warning labels on coffee that say it's hot.
If a manufacturer doesn't expect a market will be lucrative enough to pay
for the risk of liability, they won't sell in that market. There are all
kinds of useful products that are available in the rest of the world that
are not available in the USA. Guess why.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Randall Young
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:57 AM
To: Friends of Triumph
Subject: RE: Tires - A032R - 205-60/15"
> As these tires must have been tested to Japan or European standards
> (JATMA or EU), I am sure they would meet DOT standards also. Yokohama
> has chosen not to test / certify to DOT - this is a marketing decision
> on their part.
Does anyone know for a fact that the A032R 205/60-15 are not
certified/marked DOT ? The A032R tires that are sold here are so marked
...
> Theoretically, Yoko could sell these
> non-DOT tires for race use only but this would be highly unlikely due
> to potential for on-road use & subsequent violation of law.
Grrr, don't even want to think about how stupid our product liability laws
are !
Randall
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