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Lew -

Better tires only mean you will be going faster if you crash. For the street the 15" are all you need. That "last tenth" doesn't/shouldn't come into play on the street.

Tommy-

I was going to make a similar comment.....I remember reading about pilot training in WW2 and the general thought then was that 20 hours was the "magic" number. If a pilot got past that he would probably be Ok for the same reasons you list.

Cranky-

I agree with you.