What To Know About Tire Blowout Accidents

Six C
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event
tive Steps,
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ccidents<>, ti
e blo
out
ccidents c
n occu
in the blink of
n eye. One minute, you
vehicle m
y be tveling s
fely
nd
el
tively smooth do
n the
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d. Next, the ti
e blo
s out, c
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ny
s 9 pe
cent of the
ccidents on U.S.
o
dys.

h
t e Ti
e Blo
out
ccidents?

e blo

out

ccidents occuhen

e t

kes so much d

ge th

t it “blo

s out” o

loses

ll of its

it once. Immedi

tely, the vehicle goes f

om being e

sy to h

ndle to being difficult to cont

ol. Some d

ive

s m

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tely sl

m on the bkes m

king it difficult fo

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ive

s behind them to stop in time. Othe

s m

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used by the blo

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fely. In some c

ses, d

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s m

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uggle to even move the vehicle s

fely to the side of the

d follo

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ccident.

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ccidents

fte

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h
t C
uses Ti
e Blo
outs?

e blo

outs c

n h

ppen in the blink of

n eye. Often, d

ive

s h

ve little to no

ning

bout

blo

out. The ti

e m

y go f

om s

fely t

nspo

ting the vehicle’s occup

nts to fl

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nt, often

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ong>Potholes ong>. Oftentimes
hen c

s hit
pothole, the ti
es t
ke
be
ting.. Lge potholes c
n h
ve shp edges th
t c
use punctu
es in ti
es. Potholes m
y
lso c
use

pid ch
nges in the p
essu
e on the ti
e itself
s
c

moves
c
oss them, inc
e
sing the
isk of
blo
out.<
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ong>Unde
infl
ted ti
es ong>. Unde
infl
ted ti
es, o
those th
t do not h
ve enough
i

cco
ding to the m
nuf
ctu
e
’s
ecommend
tions, h
ve
higheisk of blo
ing out th
n ti
es
ith
dequ
te p
essu
e.<
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ong>Excessively lo
ding the c

ong>. No
m
lly, you do not put enough p
essu
e on you
c

to c
use seve
e d
m
ge to you
ti
es. No
m
l p
ssengeeight
cco
ding to the numbe
of se
ts in you
vehicle, fo
ex
mple, should not c
use
p
oblem. On the othe
h
nd, if you seve
ely ove
lo
d you
vehicle—tnspo
ting excessively he
vy objects o
ove
lo
ding the bed of
t
uck, fo
ex
mple—you m
y put excessive p
essu
e on you
ti
es, inc
e
sing youisk of
blo
out.<
li>
ong>Sm
ll punctu
e d
m
ge<
st
ong>. Ove
time, sm
ll punctu
e d
m
ge c
n c
use
i
to le
k out until you
ti
es become unde
infl
ted. Often, you m
y not notice the diffe
ence in p
essu
e oe
lize th
t the
e’s
p
oblem until the l
ck of p
essu
e le
ds to
blo
out.
ong>F
st slicing d
m
ge to the ti
e<
st
ong>. You m
y kno

s soon
s you
un ove
something in the
o
d th
t you h
ve
p
oblem.
l

ge, sh

p object c
n c
use subst
nti
l d
m
ge to you
ti
es in seconds—often
ith no ch
nce of
voiding it, depending on the flo
of t

ffic
nd
hen you notice the h
zd in the
o
d. You c
nnot
ep
i
slicing d
m
ge to you
ti
e.<
li>
ong>M
nuf
ctu
e
’s defect<
st
ong>. In some c
ses, ti
e m
nuf
ctu
e
s m
y put out
defective p
oduct th
t seve
ely inc
e
ses the
isk of blo
outs. In these c
ses, ti
es m
y h
ve too-thin

lls o
poo
bonding bet
een the
ubbe

nd the steel co
d o
inte
n
l f
b
ic th
t
einfo
ce the st
uctu
e of the ti
e.

Ho
C
n You
void Ti
e Blo
outs?<
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Tod
y’s ti
es h
ve mo
e st
uctul integ
ity
nd
eli
bility th
n eve
befo
e.
hile this does dec
e
se the
isk of ti
e blo
outs, it does not p
event them enti
ely. If you

nt to keep you
self
nd you
p
ssenge
s s
fe by dec
e
sing the potenti
l fo
ti
e blo
out
ccidents, follo
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e p
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egul

ly. Check you
o
ne
’s m
nu
l fo
the m
nuf
ctu
e
’s
ecommended ti
e p
essu
e,
nd keep you
ti
es infl
ted to th
t level. Keep in mind th
t dec
e
sing the ti
e p
essu
e
ill inc
e
se,

the
th
n dec
e
se, the
isk of
ccidents.

ong>
epl
ce<
st
ong> you
ti
es
hen needed. Le

n ho
to check you
ti
es fo
excess signs of
e
nd te

.
single ti
e th
t becomes mo
e
o
n th
n the othe
ti
es on you
vehicle should suggest
n
lignment p
oblem
nd might indic
te th
t you need to
ot
te you
ti
es mo
e f
equently.
hen checking you
ti
es, t
y the penny test: Inse
t
penny
ith Lincoln’s he
d f
cing do
n into the t
e
d of the ti
e. If you c
n see the top of Lincoln’s he
d, you need to
epl
ce you
ti
es. Ne
ti
es h
ve
much lo
e

isk of
blo
out th
n old,
o
n ti
es th
t e neing the end of thei
us
ble life.<
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ong>Look fo
p
oblems<
st
ong>
ith you
ti
e. H
ve you noticed the need to infl
te you
ti
es mo
e often? Check to m
ke su
e you don’t h
ve
sm
ll punctu
e c
using p
oblems. M
ny shops th
t sell ti
es
ill offe
p
tches o
othe

ep
i
s
hen possible.<
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ong>D
ive s
fely<
st
ong>. If
blo
out does occu
, you

nt to
espond quickly
nd effectively. D
iving distcted c
n p
event you f
om
e
cting
pp
op
i
tely if you do f
ce
n
ccident. T
y to keep you

ttention on the
o
d
t
ll times.

ong>
void
o
d h
zds<
st
ong>. If you see something in the
o
d in f
ont of you, t
y to
void
unning ove
it.
unning oven object in the
o
d c
n c
use f
st punctu
e d
m
ge to you
vehicle.

ong>Slo
do
n<
st
ong>
s you go ove
potholes.
hen you need to
ush to
e
ch you
destin
tion, you m
y find you
self speeding ove
potholes inste
d of slo
ing do
n to p
otect you
vehicle. Unfo
tun
tely, this c
n c
use
n
b
upt ch
nge of
i
p
essu
e
ithin you
ti
e,
hich c
n then le
d to
blo
out. Inste
d, le
ve
ith
little ext time so th
t you h
ve time to e
se you
vehicle ound potholes. If possible, t
ke
n
lte
n
te
oute
ith bette
-m
int
ined
o
ds to
e
ch you
destin
tion.<
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ong>Don’t sl
m on you
bkes if you
ti
e blo
s out ong>. You m
y h
ve lost tction, but you don’t need to d
op
ll of you
momentum yet. Inste
d, stee
you
vehicle cefully to
d the side of the
o
d,
nd slo
do
n cefully. Sl
mming on you
bkes could c
use you
c to fisht
il o
spin, le
ving you in mo
e di
e st

its th
n befo
e.

h
t H
ppens
fte

Ti
e Blo
out
ccident?<
h2>
ti
e blo
out
ccident often le
ves you on
n
d
en
line high, even if you didn’t suffeny signific
nt inju
ies. The loud b
ng, the unexpected st
uggle to cont
ol you
vehicle,
nd the
esulting d
m
ge to you
c
nd othe
s’ c
n le
ve you feeling sh
ky
nd unce
t
in.
h
t comes next? He
e e the ong>FIVE STEPS ong> you should t
ke.

1. Do Not Le
ve the Scene of the
ccident
hethe
you
vehicle c
used the
ccident o blo
out to
nothe
d
ive
’s ti
e c
used the
ccident, you should
em
in
t the scene, unless you need to le
ve to p
otect you
self o
to seek medic
l
ttention. Othe

ise,

it fo
the police to
ive. You c
n
lso summon
n
mbul
nce to the scene of the
ccident to p
ovide medic
l
ttention if needed. Once the police officeives
t the scene, he
ill ite up epo
t th
t
ill help identify the c
use of the
ccident.

2. Seek Medic
l
ttention

Follo
ing
n
ccident of
ny type, medic
l
ttention
em
ins the fi
st p
io
ity. Keep in mind th
t m
ny inju
ies, including spin
l co
d d
m
ge
nd tum
tic b

in inju
y, m
y not sho
up immedi
tely
t the scene of the
ccident, especi
lly if you still h
ve
d
en
line
nd endo
phins cou
sing th
ough you
body. Seek medic
l
ttention
s soon
s possible to
void m
king
ny inju
ies
o
se.

3. Cont
ct You
Insu

nce Comp
ny<
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If you
ti
e ble
out
nd c
used signific
nt
ccident d
m
ge, you should cont
ct you
insunce comp
ny to notify them
bout the
ccident
s soon
s possible. You
insunce comp
ny
ill let you knoh
t they cove
: if you h
ve full cove

ge insu

nce, this m
y include non-ti
e
el
ted d
m
ge to you
vehicle,
hile if you only c
y li
bility insu

nce, you
insunce comp
ny m
y only cove
d
m
ge to the othe
pty’s vehicle. If the othe
d
ive
’s ti
e ble
, c
using
n
ccident, cont
cting you
insunce comp
ny c
n help st
e
mline the p
ocess. Often, if you h
ve full covege insunce, you
insu

nce comp
ny
ill p
y out fo
d
m
ge to you
vehicle immedi
tely, then seek
estitution f
om the othe
d
ive
—
hich c
n get you b
ck behind the
heel soone
.

Keep in mind th
t the insunce comp
ny
ill not
ccept
esponsibility fo ti
e blo
out
lone. Even if you c
y full covege insunce, if
single ti
e blo
s out, the insu

nce comp
ny p
ob
bly
ill not simply
epl
ce th
t ti
e fo
you. If you tot
l you
c in
n
ccident
fte
the ti
e blo
s, the insunce comp
ny might
epl
ce the enti
e vehicle—including ti
es fo
the ne
one—but the insu

nce comp
ny likely
ill not p
ovide covege fo ti
e blo
out th
t does not
esult in
n
ccident.
4. Ev
lu
te the Ti
e

In some c
ses,
ti
e m
y blo
out so suddenly
nd so violently th
t you c
n
ecove
only pieces of the ti
e. In othe
c
ses, ho
eve
, you m
y
econst
uct the ti
e to get
bette
ide
of
hy it ble
out.
hile the c
use of the blo
out does not ch
nge the
ccident, it c
n imp
ct
ho be

s
esponsibility fo
the
ccident. Conside
the follo
ing:

ong>Did
lge
o
d h
z

d c
use the
ccident ong>? In some c
ses, const
uction c
e
s m
y le
ve equipment behind th
t c
uses the d
m
ge to the ti
e. If you c
n dete
mine
ho left th
t item in the
o
d, you m
y seek compens
tion f
om the individu
l th
t c
used those d
m
ges. If
pothole c
used the
ccident, in some c
ses, you m
y seek compens
tion f
om the city o
entity
esponsible fo
m
int
ining the
o
d.

ong>Did the ti
e
e out ove
time ong>?
d
iveho chooses to d
ive on old,
o
n ti
es bes
esponsibility fo

ny
ccidents c
used by those
o
n ti
es.
d
iveho
llo
s
punctu
e to c
e
te
slo
le
k th
t inte
fe
es
ith
i
p
essu
e in the ti
es m
y
lso be
esponsibility. These need not be
cts of delibete m
lice on the p

t of the d
iveith the blo
n-out ti
e; the
,
egdless of intent, the d
ive
’s ti
e f
ilu
e c
used the
ccident
nd, the
efo
e, th
t d
ive
be

s li
bility.<
li>

ong>Did the ti
e h
ve
m
nuf
ctu
e
’s defect ong>? M
nuf
ctu
e
’s defects c
n c
use
b

nd ne
ti
e to blo
out fo
seemingly no
e
son
t
ll. Unfo
tun
tely, these defects c
n p
ove difficult to identify, especi
lly if you ended up
ith
single defective ti
e in

un of othe

ise good items.
epe
ted blo
outs f
om
specific ti
e b

nd o

ti
e th
t h
s no
e
son to blo
out, ho
eve
, could indic
te
m
nuf
ctu
e
’s defect in the ti
e. In the c
se of
m
nuf
ctu
e
’s defect, the m
nuf
ctu
e
bes
esponsibility fo
the
ccident.

ong>Did the d
ive
ove
lo
d the vehicle<
st
ong>? M
ny d
ive
s f
il to
e
lize the limit to the
mount of
eight thei
vehicle c
n c
y
ithout putting too much p
essu
e on the ti
es. If the d
ive
signific
ntly ove
lo
ded the vehicle
ith too much
eight, especi
lly
eight cente
ed

ound the ti
e th
t ble
out, this could le
ve the d
ive
be

ing
esponsibility fo
the
ccident.<
li>

5. Get in Touch
ith
L

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se
ious inju
ies in
ti
e blo
out
ccident,
o
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s p
ovide pe
ce of mind th
oughout the enti
e expe
ience. Ide
lly, you

nt to cont
ct
n
tto
ney
s soon
s possible
fte
the
ccident. Youtto
ney c
n p
ovide v
lu
ble
dvice
bout
h
t compens
tion you should expect, help seek
itness st
tements
nd othe
evidence conce
ning the
ccident,
nd even p
ovide expe
t
itnesses
ho c
n help dete
mine the c
use of the
ccident.

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the possibility th
t you
ill suffe ti
e blo
out. This
ill
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t you o
you
p
ssenge
s
ill suffe
se
ious inju
ies due to
n unexpected ti
e blo
out. If you h
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What to Know About Tire Blowout Accidents

h
t e Ti
e Blo
out
ccidents?

h
t C
uses Ti
e Blo
outs?

1. Do Not Le
ve the Scene of the
ccident

2. Seek Medic
l
ttention

4. Ev
lu
te the Ti
e

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h t Cuses Ti e Bloouts?

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4. Evlu te the Tie

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h
t e Ti
e Blo
out
ccidents?

h
t C
uses Ti
e Blo
outs?

1. Do Not Le
ve the Scene of the
ccident

2. Seek Medic
l
ttention

4. Ev
lu
te the Ti
e