Blow front tire, what do you do?
If you saw the video last week of the Class A blowing a tire and going off the road. I'd like to hear what is the right way to react. I've heard don't use your breaks, what's the answer?
Forum Discussion
koda55 wrote:
The reason you push the accelerator to the floor is not to pick up speed. You only push it momentarily to lift the weight off the front so you can get control. If your rv did not instantly pull to the side that the tire blew on you were fortunate. Every vehicle I have driven always pulled to the bad tire side.
I doubt that accelerating at highway speeds in most class A motorhomes will lift any weight off the front tires.
The reason you step on the accelerator is because the centripetal force of a tire accelerating or maintaining speed (not decelerating from the drag of the blown tire) is a stabilizing force that helps the vehicle continue straight ahead.
It's the same force that keeps bicycles and motorcycles upright and balanced on 2 wheels.
