CPPCC members call for: the rapid development of tire quality control and mandatory replacement standards

In the autumn of 2011, the catastrophe that Jia Jia, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) personally experienced, gave birth to the proposal he submitted at the 2012 “Two Conferences”: “Strengthening the Safety of Vehicle Tires to Prevent Risks and Improve People’s Livelihood”. In the proposal, Jia Kang called for the rapid development of tire use quality control and mandatory replacement standards to benefit people's well-being.

According to information collected by Jia Kang, China’s current number of deaths caused by road motor vehicle traffic accidents in the year (according to statistics within 24 hours after the accident) exceeds 60,000 people, equivalent to the death caused by the crash of a large and medium-sized passenger plane every day. scale. Among them, due to the tire puncture caused by the first position in the vehicle tires, known as the "first killer."

Why do punctures occur repeatedly? Through investigation, Jia Kang believed that the lack of standards and the unreasonable provisions on accident identification were the main incentives.

The production of automobile tires in China began in the 1960s. In the 1980s, it began to enter the standard for radial tires. Although a complete set of tires, wheels, valves, and other standard systems has been formed at present, the useful life and mileage of automobile tires, as well as The rules for tire wear are very vague. Even in 4S stores, these standards are unclear and inconsistent. The judgment of the quality of tires by vehicle owners is based on experience, lack of scientificity, and the inability to establish management effectiveness and the reliability of risk prevention.

The greatest resistance and harm lies in the fact that, after the occurrence of a puncture, there was no scientific basis for accident identification and the driver became a “scapegoat” for the prosecution of inferior tire producers. Jia Kang found in the investigation that in many cases, many drivers were held legally responsible for “improper braking action” after a puncture. Such vague and even controversial "driving rules" were introduced into the responsibility determination, and the investigation of the responsibility for inferior tire producers was shielded.

To this end, Jia Kang called on the government's management department to organize experts as soon as possible, and on the basis of selecting specific accident cases with a certain sample size, formulate tire use quality control and mandatory replacement standards, establish a sound and objective accident assessment mechanism, and establish For the inferior tire manufacturers "the fittest" system. In the formulation of the standards, he suggested that tire quality standards and use standards should be clearly published. The quality standards should cover the major and operational evaluations of physics, chemistry, and technology; the use of standards should clearly quantify the production date (loading period). ), the number of miles that have been driven, and the degree of wear and tear are important indicators for the mandatory replacement and the establishment of a liability system.