Blowout Results
Friends of mine had a blowout on their 2014 Tiffin Zephyr July 12 on I-10 near Tallahassee, FL. The MH ended up in a ravine destroyed. They both survived and are now out of the ICU. One of their sm...
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Rodz wrote:Blaster Man wrote:
I'd like to know the cause of the blow out. Based on the year of the coach, the tire should not have been old. What about tire pressure, inflation and speed of the coach?
To me, that video by Michelin makes no sense. With the good power steering in today's vehicles, you can control the vehicle without contributing to a more serious accident by going faster. I wonder if the host has ever had a real blow out and not a staged blow out. We had a RF tire blow last May. I tapped off the cruise and coasted to the side of the interstate. We were cruising at 60 and the last thing I wanted was more speed.
Absolutely. I had a LF blowout and I did the same thing. Eased it to the side of the road.
I had a front blowout in a OTR tractor trailer (not a MH) but the same was true .. The power steering easily overcame the turning force and I just coasted to the side.there was considerable force to turn to the blowout side but not unmanageable ,It would be a different story without the steering assist .Truth is I really think people panic and slam on the brakes ( Bad ..Very Bad thing to do ) or don't have a reasonable two hand hold on the wheel causing Bad things to happen before they know it.
That wreck actually looks "good" most of the ones I saw in my OTR years the cabinets and furnature were all where the front seats "were"!
