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
Driving a vehicle on public streets and highways is a very responsible job. In case it's a large motorhome with passengers, even more so.
Let the experiences of other drivers be a lesson, every time you hear about it. All you can do is train yourself to be the driver who can handle emergencies. Put yourself in "responsible mode". Talk to yourself,.....ask yourself, "what if....., what will I do?" Do you do this all the time you're driving your motorhome down the interstate, at 65 to 75 mph? In my case, yes I try my best to do it. And, in my case it's at 65 mph.
But, perhaps I have an advantage. Intentionally, and/or by happenstance, I learned to NOT be startled/surprised whenever something happens suddenly. Also, I learned to relax while driving at high alertness,....and the same while flying a high-performance aircraft.
Many cumulative hours in a full-motion flight simulator, while training how to handle all kinds of emergencies, really works for preparing real-life emergencies. I can attest it works for me.
I've also handled a few tire failures at high speed in racecars.
And, I managed one front tire blowout while driving a Tiffin Allegro, with General tires. Also, I had a rear-inner tire failure on my first motorhome, an old Winnebago on a Dodge chassis.
Now, if I screw up a front blowout while driving my big Dutch Star, and I live,.....I'll let you know.
Let the experiences of other drivers be a lesson, every time you hear about it. All you can do is train yourself to be the driver who can handle emergencies. Put yourself in "responsible mode". Talk to yourself,.....ask yourself, "what if....., what will I do?" Do you do this all the time you're driving your motorhome down the interstate, at 65 to 75 mph? In my case, yes I try my best to do it. And, in my case it's at 65 mph.
But, perhaps I have an advantage. Intentionally, and/or by happenstance, I learned to NOT be startled/surprised whenever something happens suddenly. Also, I learned to relax while driving at high alertness,....and the same while flying a high-performance aircraft.
Many cumulative hours in a full-motion flight simulator, while training how to handle all kinds of emergencies, really works for preparing real-life emergencies. I can attest it works for me.
I've also handled a few tire failures at high speed in racecars.
And, I managed one front tire blowout while driving a Tiffin Allegro, with General tires. Also, I had a rear-inner tire failure on my first motorhome, an old Winnebago on a Dodge chassis.
Now, if I screw up a front blowout while driving my big Dutch Star, and I live,.....I'll let you know.
