VERY interesting thread. I
love the looks (if not the price) of those Goodyear's but I just assumed that the "non-DOT" designation would allow the insurance company to deny claim in the event of an accident. That wasn't a chance I was willing to take. Perhaps that assumption was incorrect.
Even if you fought a claim in court, having a lawyer tell the jury that "the prosecution's client had non-DOT tires on his 500-HP sports car" probably wouldn't bode well, unless your state had a specific law allowing their use.
Can anyone tell me what specifications a tire has to meet to be DOT-listed? Is it a materials-of-construction thing? Is it a matter of lab testing?
Keith
