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Originally Posted by RWebb
sammy, some streets are paved with recycled tires
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They're paved with asphalt, but they mix in shredded rubber to try to make the ashalt last longer and prevent cracking.
It's more expensive to do it that way and there is debate if the additional cost is justified. They've been using it in California for 30 years and every few years they try a different mix or blend or binder.
If you talk to the folks that get paid to make it, it's the best thing since sliced bread. but others are not so sure.
And they still have to remove all the steel belting and bead wires, that's expensive and a PITA.
If somone could invent a tire that ran on 100 psi pressure and still handled good and still gave a decent ride, that'd be huge in fuel savings.
Lots of smart folks are working on it but so far no magic wand.