Vehicle tires are difficult to decompose in nature. As a result, we struggle to get rid of these things and they can be a source of pollution.
I've had an idea for a while that would require that all vehicle tires on any vehicle that would carry either a registration or a title would be required to have those tires registered. Inside of the tire tread compound would be identification markers that trace the tire back to the last registered owner. Doing so would benefit everyone. Here's a few ways.
- Tires that are discarded illegally and inappropriately would be traced back to the last registered owner. For proper removal and handling, the last registered owner would be charged $200 per tire for any tire found to be tossed aside without proper disposal. If you paid a tire shop to discard your tires, then you should show that those had been handled properly and the tire shop would owe the $200 plus other costs to properly dispose of the tire.
- Truck treads that come off big truck tires are dangerous. Any truck tread would contain those same markers and a fee to remove the tire tread from the roadway would be $1,500 per tire. Of course, the driver could also pick it up and avoid the fee.
I would venture to say that if you implemented this plan, you'd never see another improperly discarded tire of blown out tire tread on the highways. Problem solved.
