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What to Know About Tire Blowout Accidents

Tire Blowout Concerns

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ccidents c

n occu

in the blink of

n eye. One minute, you

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t e Ti

e Blo

out

ccidents?

Ti

e blo

out

ccidents occuhen

ti

e t

kes so much d

m

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

y immedi

tely sl

m on the bkes m

king it difficult fo

othe

d

ive

s behind them to stop in time. Othe

s m

y ove

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je

k the

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hen they he the explosion noise c

used by the blo

out.

blo

n ti

e m

kes

vehicle impossible to ope

te s

fely. In some c

ses, d

ive

s m

y st

uggle to even move the vehicle s

fely to the side of the

o

d follo

ing

n

ccident.

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st inst

ll

tion of

spe ti

e, even vehicles not involved in

ccidents

fte

ti

e blo

out m

y

equi

e to

ing to get them to

s

fe loc

tion.  

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t C

uses Ti

e Blo

outs?

Ti

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

t in

n inst

nt, often

ith

loud b

ng th

t c

n p

ove inc

edibly dist

cting fo

eve

yone on the

o

d. Ti

e blo

outs c

n occu

due to

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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>

  4. 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.

  5. 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>

  6. 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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  1. Check you

    ong>ti

    e p

    essu

    e ong>

    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.

  2. 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.<

    li>

  3. 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.<

    li>

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.<

    li>

  7. 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.

 

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t H

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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

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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:
  1. 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.

  2. 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>

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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tements

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