With the recent COP26 conference, and the world focusing on Climate Change, here is something I didn’t know about, and a very worthwhile project too.
With the recent COP26 conference, and the world focusing on Climate Change, here is something I didn’t know about, and a very worthwhile project too.
beetleypete 
Thank you for sharing this very interesting article, Pete! I remember about a discussion, happened here some years ago. But nothing happend. Lets hope you in the UK will find a solution. xx Michael
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I expect someone will see there is money to be made in this, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I just read the article. I had no idea that rubber tires contribute to air pollution.
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I hadn’t ever thought about it either, Liz. During my 60 years in central London, I must have inhaled a lot of rubber!
Best wishes, Pete.
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It seems like one of things that you never think about but as soon as you find out about it, you say, of course, it’s obvious.
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Another air pollution solved. Now if we could only do something about the pollution caused by cow farts.
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We might have to stop drinking milk and eating beef to do that, Don. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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And give up eating ice cream.
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I forgot ice cream, because I almost never eat it. 🙂
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Kudos to the Tyre Collective. Warmest regards, Theo
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Agreed! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I suspect some bright spark will perhaps get rich from manufacturing these.
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If they make them cheap to fit, they could indeed get mass-market take-up and earn a fortune. But at least it would be doing something good at the same time. My concern is that some huge company will buy them out, then scrap the plan completely.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Someone will take it up I’m sure, especially if there’s money to be made.
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A good share Pete an interesting study x
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And it resulted in a product cheap enough to be fitted by almost everyone too. High time this was taken up by governments, especially those western ones who can afford it.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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There are so many great ideas most come to nothing but who knows this one might x
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Maybe rubber should be retired.
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OUCH! I thought you might skip that one. Should have known better… 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Every day I seem to come across another article like this. where some small but significant step is being taken to lessen our impact. One can only hope it’s not too little, too late and that people will embrace the changes and whatever expense, or loss of profit may be involved. If only it didn’t all come down to money.
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Everything does come down to money, but if they can make this cheap enough to have fitted, there’s no reason why the government couldn’t give a grant for all the poorer car owners to have it done. They wasted billions on a failed ‘Track and Trace’ app here, that money would have been better spent on something like this.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I id know about the tyre particles but not that they’ve invented away to lessen the impact. Sounds good if it could be rolled out world wide, and in a short space of time, but that’s doubtful.
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Doubtful indeed, and the retro-fit aspect could be tricky. Good idea to have them fitted to all new vehicles though.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Interesting…never thought about the wear on a tire and what it produced…..good info chuq
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Yes, it surprised me too, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Fascinating.
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Something I had never once considered, Peggy.
During my 60 years in London, I must have breathed in a lot of rubber! 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Really what we should be concentrating on is removing cars altogether. Electric trams, trains, buses, good safe walkways and cycle paths and maybe public electric taxis for rural areas. Electric cars are not going to solve congestion, parking problems, road maintenance and the possibility of even more cars on the roads. And I still have concerns over battery life and recycling.
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All great ideas, and good points.
Thanks, Jude.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Good poiNts, JuDe
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I never have even thought about this – wow
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Me neither, Beth. It could make a huge difference in cities, that’s for sure.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good idea: I had never considered this, or at least, never connected it with the ‘marbles’ which collect at the side of F1 racing circuits. Cheers, Jon.
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I used to see a lot of rubber residue on the roads in London, but never thought of the micro-particles in the air.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’ll be used to tax motorists once electric vehicles are the only type available and congestion/emission taxes will no longer be justified.
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They will probably just add some tax on the electricity used to charge up the electric cars. They have to find that money from somewhere mate. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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