Your "new" tires might be 12 years old-beware!

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I saw a blurb on the local news and watched the 20/20 report on tires that are brand new but have been on the shelves for years. People have been killed by those tires. They look perfectly sound and have brand-new tread but as they age the rubber gets old and you could lose the tread. You've seen those strips of rubber on the freeways? That's what they do! There a big long number on the tire and at the end of it is a 3-4 digit number. "1301", for example, means it was manufactured the thirteenth week of 2001. "466" designates a tire made in the 46th week of 1996. These are both VERY unsafe tires!! Please look into this and check the age of the tires that you're thinking about buying. Tell your friends and neighbors. Tires more than 4-6 years old can separate for no reason and at any time, often killing the occupants of the vehicle. Rubber ages like everything else. Just a heads-up for everyone--England has notified its people through its tire manufacturers but most American tire manufacturers are arguing against a warning saying there's no scientific evidence. Bull. Look up the 20/20 tv report. They investigated it pretty well!