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(What to do in case of) Truck Tire Blowout Video

June 26, 2013, 08:49:51 am

This is a video that teaches drivers how to deal with a steer tire blowout
http://youtu.be/8znCgvHMb-g

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Reply #1 – June 26, 2013, 09:26:23 am

  Good Video.

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Reply #2 – June 26, 2013, 10:18:18 am

I watched this video (or one very like it produced by Goodyear?) in 2007 or 2008 ... shortly after we bought our first coach. My mind was blown!  I had NO IDEA at all and suddenly realized how very much I DID NOT KNOW about driving, aside from the general rules of the road in Pennsylvania.  This film is one of the reasons I was so determined to take some kind of Driving Instruction.  I have taken the Ladies' Driving School offered by Foretravel, and I have been thinking about other courses as well.  Knowledge is power!!

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Reply #3 – June 26, 2013, 10:48:18 am

This should be required viewing for every driver, from smart car to big rig. Spot on. Ive been a CDL driver since '84 and can testify this info is accurate..Can you guys sticky this clip?

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Reply #4 – June 26, 2013, 11:40:26 am

Similar video but this time they use an Class A RV

Keith

How to Handle a Tire Blowout in Your RV

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Reply #5 – June 26, 2013, 11:54:19 am

Having experienced this once in my lifetime, and once was enough for me, I can tell you that the forces at play are much worse if you don't have power steering.  It was a 80,000 lb cabover tractor trailer at 60 mph. It took me from the right lane into the left lane almost instantly.  I quite literally standing behind the steering wheel hanging on for dear life.  I did keep it on the pavement and did not involve anyone else.  It was 30 years ago and a moment that I will never forget.  And while not having power steering  is very unusual in today's age,  It is possible for a chunk of that tire to take out a power steering hose.

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Reply #6 – June 26, 2013, 06:13:48 pm

Great subject & info, howsomever, I thought you should scream, run to the back so you don't witness the event. 

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Reply #7 – June 26, 2013, 06:51:27 pm

I saw a gal experience a front wheel rapid loss of air on an interstate in the Chicago area. She was in the extreme  left left just ahead of my rig, I saw the blowout on her driver side and thought to myself oh oh here she comes. She never wavered, did no wiggle or jiggle, she kept her car in a straight line slowed and pulled over in the left hand break down lane and stopped. Never saw her brake lights come on, she must have seen this video. On another note, I had a steer tire blow  going 65 with 75,000 lb. kept my foot off the brakes and it really was not a big deal....until my speed dropped to around 40 mph, then I had to really hang on to the steering wheel. But still a very controllable situation. Best advice leave the brake peddle alone.

Roland

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Reply #8 – June 26, 2013, 07:30:45 pm

We were follwoing a SUV/traveltrailer combo down the Siskious that started weaving, the brakelights came on, the inevitable occured, I bet they wish they had stayed off the brake too...They were all OK when we checked on em but boy oh boy you really should know what you're doing when towing stuff.

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Reply #9 – June 26, 2013, 07:53:36 pm

All this talk about tire failures and so forth made me think about Gary Omel's recent experience with a front passenger tire blow-out and the subsequent coach damage.  I wonder what it would take to reinforce the floor areas right above the wheel wells so that in the unfortunate event of a blow-out the damage to the coach is minimized.  I realize that the reinforcing would have to be done inside rather than outside as any addition to the exterior floor thickness is not possible.

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Reply #10 – June 26, 2013, 08:36:37 pm

Thanks for the video links.  We both went to Dick Reed's RV Driving School and while they cover many things what to do in this situation was not.  Since the driver's correct response is not what most people would think of and what they would most likely do would make the problem worse, getting the right information is really helpful.

Going to RV Driving School was one of the best things we did.  Practice makes perfect but a good start with best procedures in hand helps a lot.  The best thing was that we both gained confidence in our own ability and especially in each others ability.  I trust Susan to drive when I need a break and when we switch every couple hours.

Roger 

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Reply #11 – June 26, 2013, 09:50:45 pm

Great video, thank you!

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Reply #12 – June 27, 2013, 07:38:30 am

As some have testified from their experience with a tire blow out in a truck here, a blowout on a bus is quite different. I have had the unfortunate experience of having a front tire blow out doing 65 mph with 49 people on board in a MCI bus. One thing noticeably different than a truck blow out is the tire is either underneath you or the passenger seat versus being in front of you in truck. You also will hit the front bumper or cowl area on the road immediately, pulling your harder than a truck blowout. You need to really watch over compensating since your reaction which is countered by the position of the steering axle on the bus versus a truck. The most important item when this happens is to thank the man above for what you have had in life and his assistance in getting your through. Once you stop, you will be more than glad you have a restroom on board. 

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