Why do wheel covers even exist if they can cause so much damage?

arleitiss

Bit of rant here, but:
Was driving on M1 today, there was two cars in front of me, 1 was avensis taxi driver in front of me, and in front of him was some taxi van too. Out of sudden I see sharp plastic pieces and metal bits flying all around. From what I understood the wheel cover fell off the van and the taxi in front of shattered it to pieces with his windshield or bumper then all parts went flying onto me and across motorway. What kind of (no offense to anyone) - Idiot uses wheel covers without some kind of zip/cable ties used to restrain them to actual wheel. I am pretty sure one of those pieces could easily pierce tire or so, or if it was a motorcyclist or someone with roof top open (I know weather is ****, but in general).

I don't get it, whats the point of these covers? everyone knows there is a standard black metal rims under it.

Toyotafanboi

i asume steel rims with plastic caps are much cheaper to produce for manufacturers than alloy wheels.

nothing is idiot proof.

accidents happen.

colm_mcm

Its not a very common problem to be fair.

milltown

Haha! Noes. They look like allied weels for a fracshun of the price. Simples.

arleitiss

milltown wrote: »

Haha! Noes. They look like allied weels for a fracshun of the price. Simples.

Often with cable ties sticking out (thank god) - it kind of looks silly.

arleitiss

colm_mcm wrote: »

Its not a very common problem to be fair.

But surely you can see covers lying around roads all time in Dublin, at lest I do. I assume they fall off because there is just way too many bad speed bumps across dublin.

Toyotafanboi

arleitiss wrote: »

I assume they fall off because there is just way too many bad speed bumps people who don't bat an eyelid at their cars condition across dublin.

fixed that for you