After 44K miles, tire tread still look good

[pardreamer]

I have an 80 miles commute and 75 miles of that is on the freeway. Because my commute starts early at 5AM I rarely touch the brakes. Is this why my tires don't wear out much? I think with current wear rate I might have another 30K miles.

[tochatihu]

What tire pressures do you use? Others have suggested here previously that it's the tight turns that eat tires, and maybe not many of those in your routes either.

I suggest that you (and everbody else!) change tires before the wear bars show. Those are 1.6 mm and wet traction deteriorates rapidly below about 3.5 mm. Nag nag nag.

[Bob64]

Originally Posted by pardreamer

I have an 80 miles commute and 75 miles of that is on the freeway. Because my commute starts early at 5AM I rarely touch the brakes. Is this why my tires don't wear out much? I think with current wear rate I might have another 30K miles.

Your not looking just at the center part of your tire are you?

[Vincent]

I couldn't keep my Prius on the road during heavy rain at 15,000 miles on my Integrities; be very careful at 44,000 miles.