10/11/2024
Social media is NOT the best source for important information. (Yes, I recognize the irony here)
I was just in a discussion on FB about tire repair safety.
The vast majority of participants in the discussion were offering advice contrary to longstanding professional guidelines of tire safety. Their ill-advised opinions were passionate, (sometimes/often angry) and they were able to use enough technical jargon to make their opinions sound plausible to those who don’t know any better.
Any industry professional who dared to share technical, professional information was accused of greed, incompetence, and ignorance.
It would be very easy to be misled if using this string of information to form an opinion.
Please, anytime that your safety, or the safety of others, is involved, speak with an experienced professional, not “your brother in law who knows stuff” nor social media.
Tire repair chart shared, because this chart is a great example of reasoned professionals sharing professional guidelines.