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This boss potentially put an employee in danger over a few hundred dollars’ worth of tires.<\/p>\n
People in the comments section are livid on the worker\u2019s behalf, sharing their own stories about what can happen when you drive on tires that clearly need a replacement.<\/p>\n
In a trending video with more than 94,000 views, United States Postal Service worker Zeke (@zekegonepostal) shared how nonchalantly their boss handled a serious safety concern.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupervisor talking about these are good for another 10k miles,\u201d Zeke shared in the text overlay.<\/p>\n
In the video, you can clearly see that the front tire on his USPS truck is so bald that there isn\u2019t even a trace of tread. Instead, there\u2019s what looks like a crack going down the center of the tire.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese tires are TIRED,\u201d Zeke said in the caption.<\/p>\n
In a follow-up video<\/a>, Zeke shared that the tires did end up getting changed out.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s unclear what led to his boss changing their opinion on the matter and putting in the necessary resources, we\u2019re just glad Zeke will be in a safer ride.<\/p>\n \u201cPrayers were answered,\u201d Zeke said in the caption with a crying face emoji.<\/p>\n When a tire has no tread or almost no tread left, it’s referred to as \u201cbald,\u201d Bridgestone Tire<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n Your tires wear down with each mile that you drive them. Over time, the friction between the tires and the road, especially on rough surfaces or during sharp turns and sudden stops, gradually erodes the tread.<\/p>\n Heat, under-inflation, and improper alignment can speed up the balding process. Eventually, what\u2019s left is a smooth, unsafe surface that can\u2019t grip the road properly.<\/p>\n Bald tires dramatically increase your risk of hydroplaning on wet roads, reduce your ability to brake quickly, and make it harder to control your car in poor weather conditions. In some states, driving on tires with tread below a certain depth is even illegal.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re unsure about your tread depth, try the penny test: Insert a penny into the groove with Lincoln\u2019s head facing down. If you can see the top of his head, it\u2019s time for new tires.<\/p>\n \u201cRefuse to drive that. The tire wires are literally showing it\u2019s gonna pop the next couple drives putting you in danger,\u201d a top comment read.<\/p>\n \u201cI smell [a] million dollar lawsuit,\u201d a person said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you drive it knowing and filming it. you can have a lawsuit put onto you. refuse to drive it, if they fire you its retaliation,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cMe rn with my front tires, I can\u2019t even afford tires because they\u2019re ungodly expensive (I\u2019m sorry, but USPS should definitely have enough money compared to me to get you new tires, such a hazard),\u201d a commenter shared.<\/p>\n Motor1<\/em> reached out to Zeke for comment via TikTok direct message and comment, and to USPS via email.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This boss potentially put an employee in danger over a few hundred dollars’ worth of tires. People in the comments […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2277"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2280,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions\/2280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What Is a Bald Tire?<\/h2>\n
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