Blowout at 70 mph
We experienced a drivers side front wheel blow out at 70 mph Wednesday going north on US 59 towards Houston after passing a vehicle. The tire blew out about a baseball sized section of sidewall with a...
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Over the years of trucking I have blown several steer tires. Most were a non issue and I just slowed down and stopped on the shoulder. One tire a brand new Bridgestone (I have used many since) blew at about a week old and wow it pulled me onto the wrong side of the road before I could blink. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic at the time I I got it back on my side.
The point is, you can't tell what it will do and that video is a controlled situation and the driver is prepared for it. No matter how many miles you have driven and how great of driver you are it still will be a surprise when it happens.In some cases ramming the throttle to the floor may help in other cases it may be the opposite.
The point is, you can't tell what it will do and that video is a controlled situation and the driver is prepared for it. No matter how many miles you have driven and how great of driver you are it still will be a surprise when it happens.In some cases ramming the throttle to the floor may help in other cases it may be the opposite.
