Bumper sticker to remind others to check their tire pressure for MPG

Don't bet on anybody taking action. 99% won't or don't care.

 

I share 32kcolors lack of confidence that it will be effective. But if you want to do it go for it, it's a good cause.

May I suggest a slight change in wording

Low Tire Pressure
Can Cost you 3 MPG
Please check Yours Today!

Whatever you do don't use mythbusters numbers as an example, the test at 10 mph is obviously bogus so discredits their test even though the +pressure numbers look reasonable.

 

I'm also doubtful this will have any meaningful positive effect...and will open you up to negative responses.

 

Simplify!

Air, My tires are full of it! Are yours?

 

Your heart is in the right place, but I seriously doubt anyone is going to take advice from a bumper sticker on a Prius. Most people hate Prius's already, preaching to them from the rear bumper is just going to pour salt in the wound and open the driver (or car) to ridicule or vandalism. Think about it...you park your car in the Walmart parking lot, and go in to buy a new velvet Elvis painting for your trailer...you come back out, and someone has keyed your Prius because of the smug bumper sticker. No one likes being told what to do...even if it's common sense.

People are lazy. "You mean you want me to drive to the gas station, take readings from all four tires, then put air in them???" If they can't do it from the comfort of their driver's seat with a hamburger in one hand and a cigarette in the other, most folks are not gonna do it. I know people who drive aroudn with their TPMS warning light on for weeks because they're too lazy to take readings on their tires.

When I used to autox, I was amazed at how much difference ONE pound of air could make in a tire. So, I'm on board with keeping proper pressures in the tires...just not sold on preaching it from the bumper of my car.

 

"A bumper sticker like this can help the environment immediately, because so many people forget to check tire pressure and don't know it affects fuel economy; and since they are already in their car driving, they are much more likely to take action right away. Any recommendations on the best place to create and order these in an easily removable vinyl?"

Unfortunately the person most likely to notice a bumper sticker ("School's Out" etc.) is the one who put it on!

 

Good idea but too complex. By the time they've read it all they'll have driven into you!

How about "Low Tire Pressure = More Fuel Used - Have you checked yours?"? Or something to make them think?

 

Yeah, it's quick and to the point, but IMHO most people will look at it, roll their eyes, think brief unkind thoughts about "preachy Green-Weenie Prius drivers" and go back to yacking on their cell phones.

However (comma) if you wanna adorn your car with the aforementioned sticker, and this sticker gets a couple of people to actually check their tires...who knows?

It might help a little.

 

You might have to relate it to $ saved and the amount of beer that can be purchased with the $!!!

 

You might want to avoid it altogether for fear of feeding the Prius bias. Know it alls who preach to the unwashed. I still maintain that it isn't the car they hate it's the condescension.

 

Reminds me of the "Bin Laden Hates This Car" bumper sticker.
I love it, but I know others would think, "Yeah and I hate your car, too"...KEEeeey. :O

Be careful about over inflating your tires, too. While higher pressure gives you better MPG's it also increases uneven wear (which leads to more tire purchases/disposal) and decreases traction when you're trying to recover from overcorrecting at higher speeds.

 

I hate bumper stickers as a whole.

I've never been influenced in a concept of political or social importance because I pulled up behind a vehicle that happened to have a slogan for that issue slapped on the rear of their bumper.

I think most "bumper stickers" are an exercise in the individual driving the vehicle insecurely trying to create an outward self image....more than a sincere attempt at communicating a real thought or idea.

I could care less that "Your Child Is an Honor Student" or You (Heart) your Daschund.

You want to communicate something? Something important. Do it. Speak it, write it, find a platform with more sincerity than the back of your vehicle.

IMO vehicles are vehicles...and turning them into mobile billboards of for your own personal ideas and agenda's...

Well you are free to do it...but I think it's mostly a waste of adhesive and sticker.

Information about tire pressure? If you want to turn your bumper into a really boring public service announcement from Firestone...go right ahead.

 

If my co-workers are typical, it won't make any difference. "Princess Kathy" has a VW & her tires are "better" than mine. Although there have been many sessions of Jim's TP Class she doesn't check them often & believes in the dealer's spec which is much lower than max sidewall.

She likes to laugh at me with my "overinflated tires". That's fine. She's happy at her pressure & I'm happy at mine. We'll see who laughs when it is tire buying time.

The sad part is that those who can least afford it won't change the behavior that increases their expenses.

 

Key scratch invitation...

 

So something along the lines of "Spend money on beer, not gas. Check your tire pressure"?

But in all seriousness, I agree with the others. Probably wouldn't do much good, and would just make your car look ugly (unless the sticker covers up a scratch).

It's a sad world state we live in if people will key vehicles based on a bumper sticker.

 

Uneven wear? Our Prius' hydro edge tire pressures have been set at nearly 50lbs for over a half decade ... over 85,000 miles on 'em and the wear is PERFECT ... you can hardly tell they're wearing ... unlike the skuzzy Goodyear integrities that didn't make it to 13,000 before they were nearly BALD ... and ALWAYS set at the 'recommended' pressure. Thanks for NOTHING Goodyear. And the Bin Laden sticker?

I think these stickers are GREAT for any PHEV or EV. Every 10 gallons of gas you save takes 5 gallons of profit out of the Al Queda flight school budget.

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I am thinking of switching to nitrogen.