Re:Uber will start deactivating riders with low ratings
by dTal on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @05:48PM
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>When the light is on, you have no assurance that the tires are properly inflated
I mean, you could always, you know, check. With a tire pressure gauge. Like on every car ever that didn't have this TP thingy. Honestly, you don't even need to do that - if the tire is low enough to be a safety risk, it will be visibly flat.
Would you down-rate an Uber just for not having this sensor at all?
Re:Uber will start deactivating riders with low ratings
by Scoundreller on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @07:58PM
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TPMS is a US requirement. I drive a Canadian car that detects if the tire speeds have gone out of sync and reports if there’s an anomaly.
Doesn’t always work for gradual pressure loss, and doesn’t tell me which tire, but that’s what the gauge is for.
> That light will pop for reasons ranging from synchronization issues
Yes that exactly correct. It's based on an engineering principle called fail-safe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-safe
When the light is on, you have no assurance that the tires are properly inflated. Period. If the TPMS light is off, you can be well-assured that tires are inflated properly.
Yes, the system is finicky (by design). Yes the system can be costly to maintain (I do it myself it's it expensive and time-consuming). These are the responsibilities one must take on if they wish to be transporting the public.