The TPMS systems were a result of the Ford Explorer/Firestone blowouts from years ago. The result was the TREAD Act, intended to protect us all from underinflated tires. The result for us pickup truck owners is the requirement to run with grossly overinflated tires when empty or to do our best to ignore the constant low tire pressure warning, thus defeating its purpose while also being an annoyance. Sounds like a typical government action to me: find a tragedy from which to create a new law then write the law in such a way as to make it an annoyance but without actually solving the problem (or, even better, while making the problem worse or creating a different problem).
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