Comments on: 190 Million Tires Thrown Away Each Year: Where’s The Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC)? http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/ - Motion + Mobility Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas m shaw http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-44270 Thomas m shaw Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:11:55 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-44270 I know for a fact you are correct but you are exluding another very important benefit of rac,I dont have the correct numbers,im thinking you can get them,its my understanding,that the use of tires also greatly reduces the use of petrolium in the mixture for the roads,as well as the roads can last up to 30years in most weather in the usa,as germany has been using rac for a very long time and dont have to replace thier roads as often as we do.i think the rubber replaces almost 80% of the use of petrolium in the mixture.im very intrested to know approx on average how many barrels of oil per year are used to replace our roads in the usa. and how many barrels of oil less would the usa use if we went 100% rac I know for a fact you are correct but you are exluding another very important benefit of rac,I dont have the correct numbers,im thinking you can get them,its my understanding,that the use of tires also greatly reduces the use of petrolium in the mixture for the roads,as well as the roads can last up to 30years in most weather in the usa,as germany has been using rac for a very long time and dont have to replace thier roads as often as we do.i think the rubber replaces almost 80% of the use of petrolium in the mixture.im very intrested to know approx on average how many barrels of oil per year are used to replace our roads in the usa. and how many barrels of oil less would the usa use if we went 100% rac

]]> By: jim http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-39126 jim Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:02:30 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-39126 Old tires can be converted into oil and gas (high grade). Google, Anything into oil. Apparently the oil companies are hostile to the idea. The company is, I believe,New world Technologies. Good website. Old tires can be converted into oil and gas (high grade). Google, Anything into oil. Apparently the oil companies are hostile to the idea. The company is, I believe,New world Technologies. Good website.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-15594 Amanda Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:59:26 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-15594 People can also build a type of house called an earth ship. THis is a self sustnible house.The tires heat up and provide heat that is gradually reduced through the day. People can also build a type of house called an earth ship. THis is a self sustnible house.The tires heat up and provide heat that is gradually reduced through the day.

]]> By: Justin http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5216 Justin Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:09:32 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5216 A New Source of Green Energy: Burning Tires? http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/new-source-of-green-energy-burning-tires/?searchterm=tire%20energy (or.. if thats too long) http://tinyurl.com/3ob6xt A New Source of Green Energy: Burning Tires?

http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/new-source-of-green-energy-burning-tires/?searchterm=tire%20energy

(or.. if thats too long)

http://tinyurl.com/3ob6xt

]]> By: rob http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5192 rob Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:39:55 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5192 alright the aprt where you talk about the politicians picking the companies, well its not really always like that. here in mass at least, theres a government job, then they see which company will do it the cheapest, then they do it. the construction companies then pick material companies to buy asphalt, concrete, granite curbing, etc from. they pick peopel that are cheap and they like to work with. its not some politician picking whoever gives them the most money. thats absurd. alright the aprt where you talk about the politicians picking the companies, well its not really always like that. here in mass at least, theres a government job, then they see which company will do it the cheapest, then they do it. the construction companies then pick material companies to buy asphalt, concrete, granite curbing, etc from. they pick peopel that are cheap and they like to work with. its not some politician picking whoever gives them the most money. thats absurd.

]]> By: filey http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5173 filey Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:52:31 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5173 Make super-safe condoms!, a condom several inches thick will cut the teenage birthrate! Make super-safe condoms!, a condom several inches thick will cut the teenage birthrate!

]]> By: yo http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5164 yo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:13:34 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5164 THEY CAN BE CUT INTO SMALL PIECES AND USED ON RACETRACKS FOR HORSES.sorry caps. i read somewhere where it was better for the horses. THEY CAN BE CUT INTO SMALL PIECES AND USED ON RACETRACKS FOR HORSES.sorry caps. i read somewhere where it was better for the horses.

]]> By: Geoff http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5145 Geoff Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:42:36 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5145 It's not so much lobbying as the "low-bid" attitude. There is political incentive to pick the cheapest solution, and if it craps out after you're out of office, it doesn't matter. The low-bid philosophy for projects leads to the miserable deficit of real architecture in North America, and the lack of implementation on slightly-better but slightly-more-expensive alternatives like this. It’s not so much lobbying as the “low-bid” attitude.

There is political incentive to pick the cheapest solution, and if it craps out after you’re out of office, it doesn’t matter.

The low-bid philosophy for projects leads to the miserable deficit of real architecture in North America, and the lack of implementation on slightly-better but slightly-more-expensive alternatives like this.

]]> By: Tesseracter http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5144 Tesseracter Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:35:39 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5144 chop them up, make a water & tire soup, compress it and heat it, turns back into oil. drive your car less, properly inflate your tires, get tires with longer tread life to reduce the causes of all these tires. Brian's suggestions are fine, but are not sustainable. you're gutta run out of retaining walls, boats, and children to use swings before you run out of tires. chop them up, make a water & tire soup, compress it and heat it, turns back into oil. drive your car less, properly inflate your tires, get tires with longer tread life to reduce the causes of all these tires.

Brian’s suggestions are fine, but are not sustainable. you’re gutta run out of retaining walls, boats, and children to use swings before you run out of tires.

]]> By: flingcom http://www.ridelust.com/190-million-tires-thrown-away-each-year-wheres-the-rubberized-asphalt-concrete-rac/#comment-5139 flingcom Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:11:32 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=6991#comment-5139 Hope they figure out a better way to put these used rubber to use. Hope they figure out a better way to put these used rubber to use.

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