Blowout on Goodyear G670

Mr.Mark wrote:

Blaster Man wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
Outlaw, just curious, did you mash on the accelerator pedal when the tire blew?

It is a hard instinct to follow but it has been said over and over to press on the accelerator to gain control then ease off once you can manage the coach.

You are talking about a video put out by Michelin. I have looked at it a number of times on various forums. It makes no more sense now than when I first saw it. It says your first action with a front tire blows out, is to step on the accelerator, I totally disagree. I've had two blow outs, the most recent was a RF tire in May 2015. The last thing I wanted was more speed or more forward thrust. There was a pretty rough vibration in the steering wheel as well as a pull to the right. I slowed (did not brake), maintained control and got off the road. The Michelin video sounds good and looks good, however, all the scenarios are scripted with safety the primary consideration. It's like a lot of "school solutions," every aspect of the demonstration is planned. However, when doing it for real, I doubt it's merit.

Blaster Man, I'm certainly not an expert and hope that I never have a blow-out. I do find the video interesting and it does make sense to me.

As mentioned in the video, mashing the accelerator does not really build speed, it just takes the hard driving force way from the flat tire giving you more control. That seems like a good idea.

Everyone should do what they feel is the safest. If I remember in 'that' moment of panic, I'll try to hit the accelerator.

Here is a link to the video for those that have not seen it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I7vkiHi2I8

Safe travels,
MM.

I'm sure everybody has seen the video of the MH in the passing lane, the LF tire blows, the coach goes into the median, and rolls over. I'm sure the driver was not even thinking about mashing the accelerator, he appeared to be driving a bit fast and the last thing he needed was more forward anything...he needed to slow down and get rid of that speed, without braking. With the power steering on these coaches, control was not a problem on my blowout, just some back and forth vibration...which probably would have gotten worse with more thrust. I don't buy Michelin's video, with any vehicle that is nearly out of control, as evidenced on the above incident, more forward thrust or speed is the last thing you need.