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I feel this proposed regulation is unfair to the automotive repair
professional. The process for inspecting tires should not be
regulated, all good shops do this without regulation. A penalty for
not inspecting a customers tires is just wrong. Who decided to make
auto repair professionals responsible for acts of God, or worse,
acts of consumers?

Make it right; establish a web site (could be at DMV or DCA) where
a VIN can be pasted, a short information page to insert before and
after tire pressures and condition, any other information required
and date stamped. The entity chosen for this monitoring can issue a
warning when a VIN is not entered within a set number of days, then
a fine when another time frame is met. Pay the service providers
for their time (we can discuss this later) using the money
collected from consumers who choose not to maintain their vehicles.


We, the auto professionals of the world, have worked hard to keep
our customers safe from tire failure due to negligence. We have
worked equally hard to save our customers from spending needless
money for tires that have failed prematurely. We have worked hard
to prevent accidents related to tire failure. Most importantly, a
properly maintained tire will in fact save fuel and keep our air
cleaner. Regardless of weather or not a regulation is made for tire
pressure, we, the auto repair professionals, will keep checking
tires, it is what we do.