Tire blowouts can get your car completely out of control, no matter how good you are as a driver. Scary as it seems, blowouts happen more frequently on highways and are also more likely to cause serious accidents due to the high speed compared to those on regular roads with speed limits.
According to car tips and advice from experts, the tires are at risk of explosion because they are the only part of the car in direct contact with the road.
Thus tires do not only have to carry the full weight of the car, but also to endure heavy impacts from the road and various objects on it when the car operates. When you add the extra weight packed into a vehicle on a road trip and the heat of summer, enough heat builds up in the tire to cause a blowout or a serious accident.
How you handle your tire blowout is a big issue in preventing a car accident. As soon as you hear the explosion of the tire, avoid slamming on your brakes. Doing so can lead to skidding from the loss of traction on your damaged tire and the other wheels.
It makes you lose control of your vehicle. However, you can still safely maneuver your vehicle after a blowout. You simply need to keep yourself calm. The vehicle will pull strongly to one side or the other, depending on which tire blew out. You must counter-steer the vehicle, meaning turn the wheel in the opposite direction from the pull, to keep the car moving straight ahead while it gradually slows down on its own. As you do this, look for a safe place to pull off of the roadway and out of traffic.
After pulling off the road, turn on your flashing emergency lights. If you have reflective triangles or cones, place those on the road so that other drivers can see your troubled vehicle and avoid it. If you are in a safe place out of the way of traffic, you can proceed to change your tire. But if you are unsafe or do not know how to change to the spare tire, call for emergency roadside assistance. Of course, the best way to handle a tire blowout is to prevent it, altogether. Through routine maintenance at your tire service provider, you can prevent a major accident from happening.
There are two tread wear patterns that indicate the type of mechanical problem. The most common is tire wear associated with wheel misalignment. In this situation, one or more of the wheel and tires are going down the road at an angle to the direction of travel, or with too much camber built into the wheel set up. In either case, rubber ends up wearing faster on one side of the tire compared to the other as shown in the photograph on the right. This tire has worn to the cords on one side, but still has plenty of rubber on the opposite shoulder.
If the vehicle was aligned correctly, this tire would have worn evenly across the tread, and stayed on the vehicle for another 30, or 40, miles.
The second wear pattern that indicates a mechanical problem with the suspension of the vehicle is shown below on the left. Broken suspension parts, or worn out and loose bearings or bushings create a wobble in the wheel and tire. Over time the. Cupping on the shoulder of the tire indicate a problem with your suspension. These wear patterns indicate a serious suspension issue that needs to be addressed for safety reasons and for the sake of the tire tread-life.
Causes of Truck Tire Explosions There are a slew of issues that can cause a truck tire to explode. Some of these factors include: Improper tire inflation — Tires that are underinflated or overinflated are at risk for explosion. Too much pressure on the tire can cause overinflated tires to blow out.
Design defect — Defects in a tire can cause cracks to form on its exterior, leading to significant air loss and explosion. Overheating — When the temperature inside a tire increases, so does the pressure. If the temperature of a tire rises to a dangerous level due to the environment or other factors, the tire is at risk for a blow out.
Poor condition — Tires that are old and need to be replaced sometimes have structural weaknesses. This can cause dangerous changes in pressure or cracks in the body of the tire. Hazards on the road — Debris, potholes, uneven roads, and blockades on the road can cause a tire to explode depending on the location of impact.
Tire Explosion Prevention Freak accidents happen, and sometimes nothing can be done to stop a tire from exploding. Some of these precautions include: Inspect tires —Making sure to check the tire daily.
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