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CarGuru > Driving > Re: anyone been through a tire blowout? 13 February 2005 22:32:05
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Re: anyone been through a tire blowout?

Laura Bush murdered her boy friend 8 February 2005 00:19:46
 
bunniesanddu...@yah­oo.com wrote:> this weekend, I had the scariest experience of my life...>
I was in the middle lane of a 5-lane highway, doing highway speed of> 55-60 mph, when I started to feel my steering wheel shake. (I drive a> 1996 eagle talon, front-wheel drive). I turned off the radio, and
heard> a thumping sound that at first was very fast and then the thumps> sounded slower.>
Just then, I thought, "Oh no, I blew a tire...">

Tires don't blow out anymore. You've had a slow leak for the last week
or two and you didn't know it and eventually the rim got down to the
tire and that's when all hell broke loose.

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Sam O'Nella 8 February 2005 00:39:17 [ permanent link ]
 
Tires don't blow out anymore.

Classic!


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John F. Carr 8 February 2005 00:50:52 [ permanent link ]
 In article <1107806976.820871.­201550@c13g2000cwb.g­ooglegroups.com>,
<bunniesandducks@ya­hoo.com> wrote:>this weekend, I had the scariest experience of my life...>
I was in the middle lane of a 5-lane highway, doing highway speed of>55-60 mph, when I started to feel my steering wheel shake. (I drive a>1996 eagle talon, front-wheel drive). I turned off the radio, and heard>a thumping sound that at first was very fast and then the thumps>sounded slower.

I lost pressure rapidly in a rear tire and didn't realize it until I
got home, despite driving 50 MPH on the way. My car has low profile
tires and a heavy front weight bias. I heard a sound but figured
since my car didn't do anything it wasn't a tire going flat. The
mechanic found a big gash in the tire. Same thing happened a few
months later. When I hit a pothole and blew a front tire I noticed
that right away.

P.S. to "Laura": Because I was speeding looking for some kids to
murder I was too distracted to realize that having a flat meant
I was supposed to crash. Sorry, I'll be more psychopathic next time.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
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Brent P 8 February 2005 00:57:44 [ permanent link ]
 In article <1107806976.820871.­201550@c13g2000cwb.g­ooglegroups.com>, bunniesandducks@yah­oo.com wrote:
that's all well and good, but on a curving highway, when things are> happening so fast, how does that work in practice?>
has anyone else been through this?

I had it happen _while_ braking fairly hard. Can you say spin? At least
you had some warning.


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Sam O'Nella 8 February 2005 01:03:31 [ permanent link ]
 
Just then, I thought, "Oh no, I blew a tire..."

Had you been driving properly as shown on "wildest police chase videos",
you'd know you simply FLOOR IT! Nothing seems to stop those people -even no
rubber on the rims whatsoever - until they run a red light and smash into
another car.


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Xeton2001IsAMoron 20 dwpj65 8 February 2005 02:20:19 [ permanent link ]
 Best one I've seen yet was where the guy on the rice-rocket ran the red
light and plowed into the side of a commuter bus.

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Garth Almgren 8 February 2005 02:33:41 [ permanent link ]
 Around 2/7/2005 2:20 PM, Xeton2001IsAMoron.2­0.dwpj65@spamgourmet­.com wrote:
Best one I've seen yet was where the guy on the rice-rocket ran the red> light and plowed into the side of a commuter bus.

That reminds me of this classic:

http://www.shiar.or­g/happy/pixs/busiron­y.jpg


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Guest 8 February 2005 02:47:04 [ permanent link ]
 I'm not sure if I ran over something... it's possible. right next to
where my car came to a stop was a ski broken in half. probably had
fallen off someone's ski rack. (grrr.)

I thought that MAYBE I had run over the ski and that it got caught in
the wheel well and dragged along with me. but, I would assume that if
that had happened, I would have heard something clanging around back
there.

I don't know. everything happened so fast; it's hard to say.

thanks, everyone, for sharing your experiences and thoughts.

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Brent P 8 February 2005 03:03:03 [ permanent link ]
 In article <1107816424.428287.­184590@f14g2000cwb.g­ooglegroups.com>, bunniesandducks@yah­oo.com wrote:
the wheel well and dragged along with me. but, I would assume that if> that had happened, I would have heard something clanging around back> there.

There is all sorts of crap on the road. One day right when I was changing
lanes I noticed something but couldn't avoid it. After hitting it I kept
hearing a clanging under the car. I pull over and it's a toyota lug
wrench stuck in the underside of the plastic trim.....

Bicycling I've found interesting items as well. I have craftsman 1/2"
wrench with a 6 sided looped end that I found.


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Dave C. 8 February 2005 03:18:32 [ permanent link ]
 Twice, at ~85MPH. Both in Mitsubish Galants (two different cars). Both
with original equipment Bridgestone tires, H rated and properly inflated.
On both cars, the tires had about 20K of wear on them, and had been wearing
evenly up to that point, with plenty of tread left. Both tires failed
suddenly, with no warning at all. As both blew at about 85MPH, I suspect it
was a design defect in the tire. (supposedly H rated, remember)

Both times were a non-event. I never came close to losing control. I
instinctively slowed down before I was even sure what had happened. Both
times I was able to drive the car off the road so that the tire could be
changed. -Dave


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Xeton2001IsAMoron 20 dwpj65 8 February 2005 03:57:08 [ permanent link ]
 Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:>
Tires don't blow out anymore. You've had a slow leak for the last
week> or two and you didn't know it and eventually the rim got down to the> tire and that's when all hell broke loose.

Lay off the scrape; you might find your perception of reality to be
more accurate, moron.

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Xeton2001IsAMoron 20 dwpj65 8 February 2005 04:47:19 [ permanent link ]
 LBMHBF doesn't know anything about anything.

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Xeton2001IsAMoron 20 dwpj65 8 February 2005 04:49:05 [ permanent link ]
 That's great; did you notice the ad on the side of the bus?

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Markansas 8 February 2005 08:13:16 [ permanent link ]
 Xeton2001IsAMoron.20­.dwpj65@spamgourmet.­com wrote:> Best one I've seen yet was where the guy on the rice-rocket ran the> red light and plowed into the side of a commuter bus.

nah, best one is cops are chasing this guy, he comes to a red light, you
hear WHOMP!!! WHOMP!!! of an air horn, and an 18 wheeler collects the car
solidly as it runs the red light.

2 fatalities.



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Laura Bush murdered her boy friend 8 February 2005 22:17:12 [ permanent link ]
 
Dave C. wrote:> Twice, at ~85MPH. Both in Mitsubish Galants (two different cars).
Both> with original equipment Bridgestone tires, H rated and properly
inflated.> On both cars, the tires had about 20K of wear on them, and had been
wearing> evenly up to that point, with plenty of tread left. Both tires
failed> suddenly, with no warning at all. As both blew at about 85MPH, I
suspect it> was a design defect in the tire. (supposedly H rated, remember)

You're breaking the law by driving 85, but you blame it on a design
defect???

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Dtj 10 February 2005 04:40:19 [ permanent link ]
 On 7 Feb 2005 12:09:36 -0800, bunniesandducks@yah­oo.com wrote:
so, I've been reading up on what to do during a tire blowout -- keep>the wheel steady, foot off the gas and brake, trying to let the car>slow down on its own. (as hitting the brakes and/or turning the wheel>can result in losing control.)

I disagree. I believe the correct statement is to not step on the
brake. Applying gentle pressure does not cause a problem.
that's all well and good, but on a curving highway, when things are>happening so fast, how does that work in practice?

The same as any other emergency which you should be prepared for.
Good drivers handle them, the bad ones, well, that is what Darwin is
all about.
has anyone else been through this?

Hell yeah. Eventually everyone does.
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Dtj 10 February 2005 05:28:56 [ permanent link ]
 On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:18:32 -0500, "Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote:
Twice, at ~85MPH. Both in Mitsubish Galants (two different cars). Both>with original equipment Bridgestone tires, H rated and properly inflated.

Firestone can be spelled with an F or a B.
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Dtj 10 February 2005 05:32:03 [ permanent link ]
 On 8 Feb 2005 10:17:12 -0800, "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend"
<xeton2001@yahoo.co­m> wrote:
You're breaking the law by driving 85, but you blame it on a design>defect???

I would suggest that you do research on what H rating means, but I
suspect you are as incapable of that as you are of driving.
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Alex Rodriguez 11 February 2005 00:10:35 [ permanent link ]
 I use to drive for a car service and I had a tire blow on a early 80's
Cadillac Sedan DeVille. The steering felt funny seconds before the tire
blew. When it blew, there was no drama. The car did pull to the side with
the blown tire, but not to the point where I couldn't steer to keep the car
in my lane until I could safely pull onto the should to change the tire.
I must have been doing about 50mph at the time. Not a big deal. Just
inconvenient to change a tire when you are wearing a suit.
----------------
Alex

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