Blowout, bad and good luck

Rodz wrote:
You did it the right way. I had a lf blowout at 70 MH pulling a 32' enclosed trailer. I just slowly backed off the throttle and it stayed straight down my lane and I eased off to the shoulder. I'm not convinced you should floor it. When it happens you don't have much time to react. A natural instinct is to back off the gas and keep it under control. There's no way I'm going to floor it.

You are NOT driving a dragster. It is a large motor home and flooring the throttle will have very little affect on the vehicle speed other than to help maintain your directional control. Letting off of the gas will immediately start shifting the weight, much like putting on the brakes. Since most people can't maintain a steady throttle after a loud boom, as you said, their instinct is to lift their foot off of the throttle and start moving towards the brake. This immediately starts shifting weight, which you then have to get back under control. Giving it some gas as soon as you hear the boom gives you time to adjust to the situation and gradually allows you to decelerate while keeping control.
I'm not trying to change anyone's mind about how they would handle an emergency but I know what has worked for me on the highway and on the racetrack. For many people it is too late to change their instinctive reaction anyway.