How about wood? Can wood be used?
How about you feet? Can they use those as well?
What about cars from out of state? Can they come in?
Geeesh... what a bunch of wingnuts.
Governments nowadays are thoroughly into doublespeak. Any law means the opposite of what it says."Better Brakes Law" means crappy brakes that are going to get some people hurt or killed.
Does anyone know how good or bad the remaining allowed brake materials are in comparison to those using the to-be-banned ones?
Here in the people’s republic of Washington they have also outlawed lead weights for balancing tires.
Shades of Fred Flintstone’s feet.
You know the answer to that without any reference to the subject matter, don't you?
Manufacturers have optimized some lining compositions for higher performance, and some of them have been optimized for lifetime and cost.
If you artificially exclude some of those components then by definition you will compromise on either cost/life or performance.
Copper is dangerous? For God's Sake you have to pay extra to buy copper pots from a boutique cooking supply to EAT OFF OF.
They just trying to make people nuts with this crazy.
Copper is not cheap but it is a fantastic heat conductor. Less copper means hotter brakes, faster fade, more dead people. Except when they mandate it in Washington, manufacturers will have to simplify their distribution chain by migrating the "Washington Safe" parts to all states.
I had no idea they were harmful to my health, I guess it’s not a good idea to take brake pads to bed with me every night, I’ll just leave them on the wheels from now on.
Ceramic brake pads work well for smaller vehicles, but I think they do have some copper in them. Trucks and larger vehicles use semi-metallic brake pads.
20 years ago the EPA looked at banning Asbethos from brake shoes and pads. They concluded that there would be CARNAGE on the highways as there was simply NOTHING to replace them with, at least for cars and trucks designed for Asbestos.
When crap like this happens, any INTELLIGENT car owner will buy a lifetime’s supply of the real thing, before it’s banned. Even if you don’t know how to chance brakes, you mechanic does, or your neighbor (you know, the one you look down on).
I still have supplies from over a decade ago that have since been outlawed. If you pay attention, you’ll see it coming - and if you’re halfway intelligent, you’ll stock up, while you still can.
...and one other thing. Don’t think you’re safe if you live in a red state (like Texas). Very often companies will simply change their materials for everyone, not just Washington State and California - so you won’t even know it’s coming.