Well, safer and better in the driver’s mind until they fly too close to the sun and realize following the accident that there was a puncture or that the rubber delaminated off the belt during the commute. This happened fairly regularly at the track I worked at, though that was more from folks running their slicks too long.

The tyres are worn down to a point they were never intended to run at, I don’t know but the rubber compound could be completely different that far down, not to mention the risk of punctures.

A drive to the store would have the wires showing. These tires weren’t designed for this

How exactly is it safer?