Is it on the roadside? Is it so minute, diluted over such a vast space we can't detect it with our eyes?
2006-12-16 01:36:29 · 5 answers · asked by Nathan Emory 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
The rubber that wears off of our tires generally winds in our rivers and oceans. The rubber wears off, and after rain, is washed off the roads (mostly) and into the storm drains, creeks, etc. and winds up where all that runoff water eventually ends up.
2006-12-16 12:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's exactly what happens. If you think about the size of a tire and the size of the area it usually drives through and spread the top surface of the tire across that aread you get a very 'diluted' tire :)
Many reads are of a darker colour so it maybe even harder to see the dark rubber residue left there.
2006-12-16 09:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of it does stay on the road, some of it goes to junkyards, or land fills, and most of it gets melted down to make more tires
2006-12-16 09:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume some gets molded into the road, some is emitted into the air, and other pieces are rolling all along some road or highway!
2006-12-16 09:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by In God's Image 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look down at the road and tell me what color u c ? Now look at yr tires and tell me what color u c........Good Luck.....
2006-12-16 09:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by mrfatbobs 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋