I have never had this happen but in case it did what should be done?
2006-09-13 08:26:59 · 15 answers · asked by John G 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Been there many times, first off the vehicle usualy will change lanes on the front tire blow out side, you must keep the wheel strait and do not brake if you can a void it let the vehicle slow till you can control it ,then use the brake to stop the vehicle, but you will not always have this Ideal situation ,and can get into a harry wreck in certain situations, in most cases the tire will shred before you can come to a full wheel stop, and if on the front the vehicle, the tire if shredds will slap when its hitting the finder, it will try to pull the steering wheel out of your hands and it will be very violent, but do not let go of it or you will crash , but not in all cases this will happen all situations are different and depends , like these people that keep putting big wheels and low pro tires, these people at a high speed will flip over this is so dumb these fools that have done this fad ,to there cars besides it looks like a stage coach anyway, they shoud not even be aloud I seen a kid put his hand in one of the type that keep turning when the wheel stops and cut his hand off , so best advice always know where your at on the highway so if you need to make an evasive manuver you can do it, don't try to stay next to vehicle on the road if you can avoid to cause when it happen its just a matter of time for everyone, your vehicle will uslay if a real blow out occures, the vehice will jumt to the side where the blowout is, ever note the tire treeds on the sids of a freeway, big one their are from 18 wheelers they use recaps and this is another reason not to stay besides a truck, while on the freeway if you can avoid do so , great question take care
2006-09-13 08:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mechanical 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, This really happened to me. Me and my friend were driving on the highway when the tire just blew. I guess we were doing 70. The worst part it was at night. The immediate reaction is the improper control of the car. Try to hold the steering wheel as hard as you can because its gonna be difficult with a blown tire. Switch on the hazard lights immediately. Though difficult try to steer to the closest sholuder be it the right side or left side. Call the cops if the problem is serious. Call AAA if you have one. What we did was we called AAA but they said that it would take atleast 1 hour for them to reach us. So I just went ahead and replaced the tire with the donut and replaced the tire the next day. Always make sure you have the spare tire in good condition. U'll never know when u need it.
2006-09-13 08:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by samthewise 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hold on tight to the steering wheel (you will be amazed how well the car handles on 3 tires). A front tire blowout will cause the car to swerve because the car will lean in the direction of the blowout. Slowly apply the breaks and signal to the right hand shoulder.
I had it happen to me at around 70 mph on my rear tire. It really isnt that big of a deal unless you are bumper to bumper at high speed.
2006-09-13 08:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had it happen at 70 mph. It's not fun, and fortunately nobody was really close to me. It jerked the car pretty bad, but I just tried to keep it going as straight as I could and eased it off the road. There wasn't much left of my tire and my spare went flat as well! So..... if your spare won't work for you, a tow truck is the next best thing!
2006-09-13 08:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has happened to me a few times. Usually you get a feeling that something is wrong right before the tire blows. If drivers are preventing you from pulling over, put on your emergency lights so that they will let you move over.
2006-09-13 08:39:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
First don't panic, just grip the steering wheel and don't slam on the brakes, let off the fuel and let the car slow down until you can pull over to a safe location.
2006-09-13 08:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by semi273hemi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tire Blowout What To Do
2016-11-07 10:45:29 · answer #7 · answered by tschannen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happened to me and I was going 75. Car was swerving a bit but I was braking all the way - slowly and just keeping control of the car. Fortunately I was able to pull over to the side without any incident. bent up the wheel pretty bad, though.
2006-09-13 08:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by ami 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dont step on your brakes. Take your foot off the gas pedal and ease off to the emergency lane.
2006-09-13 08:34:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Foot of the gas immediately and merge as soon as possile to the side of the road. If poss. turn on your flashers.
2006-09-13 09:01:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋