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
rgatijnet1 wrote:
You guys must think you are driving dragsters instead of a Class A because you seem to be afraid of using the accelerator. Actually flooring any Class A, either diesel or a gasser, may just barely make up for the extra drag of the flat tire. 427435 mentioned about swerving a few feet to the left when you had your blowout. Might have been a problem if you had a truck next to you. From my experience, flooring it will offset the drag just enough so that you don't drift a few feet to the left.
First, there's usually 4' or more between vehicles on a 4 lane highway.
Second, the move to the left happened far quicker than anyone's reflexes.
Third, the steering wheel is in my hands and I can quickly use it. My foot is usually not on the accelerator (CC in use).
Bottom line, a driver's first effective reaction is to make proper use of the steering wheel-------------not think about looking for the accelerator.
