Funny man.
Anyway, you most certainly traveled I95 thru NJ. I traveled the NJ Turnpike (that is designated I95) from end to end many times when I lived in NJ and aside from the storage tanks and refinery at the Northern part I never saw any tires.
In any case I live in SC now and there are no piles of tires anywhere, just broken down tractors and refrigerator strewn lawns and lots and lots of pick up trucks 😄 Just kidding, I love it here and wouldn’t think of leaving.
I can believe the junk strewn lawns...the South still hasn’t fully recovered from The War. It’s kind of nasty here as you round the south end of Lake Michigan toward Gary, Indiana.