My first tire blow-out found me
Northbound on I75 just outside Tifton Ga we had a rear curbside trailer tire detonated with a load bang and lot's of rubber flying out behind our trailer. The H-rated Sumitomo 17.5 tires were just ov...
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I was likely running very close to 68 mph in a 70 zone. I try to run the speed of the traffic flow. If it is 3 lanes in each direction I try to maintain the center lane allow me to pass slower vehicles in the right most land and faster vehicles to pass me in the left most lane. I have always believed that if I am passing everyone I am driving way too fast but if everyone is passing me then I am a rolling road hazard and a danger on the road.
The last 2 days with the new tires I tried to maintain 62-65mph finding myself in the right most lane being passed by virtually everyone and dealing with many dangerous merging situations. Passenger cars drivers simply have no concept how to merge smoothly and safely with traffic.
In response to another poster's TPMS question I do not run a TPMS system. I had gauge checked my pressure that morning at 105psi cold and since being it was a rear tire that detonated it is hard to believe the failure was road hazard related.
This morning I upped my pressures to 114psi and plan to run these new tires at that pressure.
The last 2 days with the new tires I tried to maintain 62-65mph finding myself in the right most lane being passed by virtually everyone and dealing with many dangerous merging situations. Passenger cars drivers simply have no concept how to merge smoothly and safely with traffic.
In response to another poster's TPMS question I do not run a TPMS system. I had gauge checked my pressure that morning at 105psi cold and since being it was a rear tire that detonated it is hard to believe the failure was road hazard related.
This morning I upped my pressures to 114psi and plan to run these new tires at that pressure.
