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Did you know that…  on September 1st of this year, our U.S.  counterparts  mandated “tire Pressure monitoring systems” in all cars!  This U.S regulatory initiative  has proven benefits related to reducing accidents and saving lives!  Tire pressure monitoring systems also have an indirect benefit of improving your fuel economy. Why didn’t we just accept the standard too!  How many people will be injured on our roads this year because we simply did not just rubber stamp this standard. Do we have to duplicate all the tests and work that was done in the U.S.? 

I went to buy winter rims and tires for my “Car without a Country” and I was told that just to buy the proper rim suited up with the special connecting device to support the new system would cost me around a extra  $100 per wheel(tax incl)?   So this entire system must be pretty expensive.   I will let you finish the rest…..