How do you respond to a blowout?

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asked Mar 19, 2022 in Safety by Jareberry (990 points)
How do you respond to a blowout?

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answered Mar 19, 2022 by Wendell (41,840 points)
To respond to a tire blowout remain calm, remove your foot slowly from the accelerator and then try to pull over to the side of the road when safe to do so.

Do not panic and do not slam the brakes as that could cause you to skid and even roll or a vehicle from behind could suddenly crash into your vehicle.

You want to slowly remove your foot from the accelerator and then slowly press on the brakes and try to get over to the side of the road.

If the road is busy you should get out of the vehicle on the passenger side if safe to do so.

When your rear tire blows out the vehicle will tend to fishtail until you've stopped the vehicle.

If your rear tire blows out slowly release your foot from the accelerator and try to get over to the side of the road and then gently apply your brakes.

Never slam on the brakes when your tire blows out as that could potentially cause you to roll the vehicle or another vehicle could suddenly slam into the back of you.

Because there is less rolling resistance on the side of the blowout at the rear of the vehicle, it will first swing that way.

But it can't continue to swing that way forever and eventually it will grip and the forward momentum will swing the back end back the other way, leading to a fishtailing effect.

When a rear tire blows out it can throw the car can fishtail. If this happens, there will be very little the driver can do to bring it back under control.

Tires can go flat from heat.

When it's hot outside the heat can expand the air in your tire which can lead to the tire bursting or popping under pressure.

So you could then be left with a flat tire from the heat.

Hot roads and the heat of the air are bad for tires.

The hot weather and the hot road can cause an increase in the tires air pressure and the heat stresses the rubber of the tire out.

So the heat of the road and the heat of the air can cause a tire to burst.

The reason there's an increased danger of the tires of a car or vehicle having a blowout when the car or vehicle is driven on hot pavement in the desert is because the hot pavement and heat of the air increases the air pressure in the tires.

Factor this in with aging tires or tires with defects then the tires can explode or blowout.

Tires can explode from heat as the heat increases the air pressure in the tire.

Tires are more likely to explode in heat when they are old, damaged, worn out, have steel showing through etc.

Also you're more likely to experience a tire blowout from heat while driving down the road than it would be when it's sitting.

You should not let air out of your tires in the summer.

As long as the tires are in good shape the increase in air pressure from summer should not cause them to explode.

As long as you have the proper amount of air in the tires the tires should be just fine.

Tires burst on hot days because of the increase in air pressure in the tire as the heat causes the air pressure in the tire to increase which then leads to an eventual tire bursting.

Your tire is more likely to burst on a hot day though if it's an older tire or has defects or the steel is showing through etc.

New tires can burst on hot days but it's rare that happens.

Tires explode more often during summertime because of the heat causing an increase in air pressure in the tires.

Also as you drive down the road the air pressure slightly increases as well and when too much air pressure gets into the tire the tire will explode especially if the tire has any cracks or other defects or wear and tear on it.

Tires do lose some air in the cold weather and tires can actually increase in air pressure during the hot summer months.

During the cold winter months it's normal for tires to lose a bit of air pressure.

Tire pressure can actually decrease about 1 PSI (pounds per square inch) for every 10 degrees the temperature drops.

The drop in tire air pressure in the cold is not due to air escaping, but rather the air inside the tire condenses, taking up less space when it's cold.

This is only temporary because driving will heat up the tire and increase the tire's pressure.

Tires can suddenly explode on a hot day because the heat actually increases the tires internal pressure.

That increased pressure in the tires expands the tire which then leads to a tire exploding or blowing out especially when going down the highway.

Tires explode during summer because the heat in summer increases the internal pressure if your tire which causes the tire to expand.

And if the tire is not in all that good shape to begin with the tire will more easily explode during the summertime.

The reason there are more tire blowouts on the highways in April than in December is because in April the weather is warmer which causes the tires to heat up more.

The increase in heat makes the tires get hotter on the road which then l leads to a blowout in some cases.

With this time of year comes vacations, fun in the sun, and travels to summer hot spots.

Unfortunately, the extreme summer heat can be bad for tires, especially underinflated ones.

When it gets really warm, driving on underinflated tires can lead to overheating and increase the chances of them bursting.

Also more people are traveling during the warmer months which increases the chance of having more tire blowouts during the spring and summer months.

Tire blowouts are rare.

Most often tire blowouts occur due to cracking tires, excessive speed, worn tires, abuse of the tires, or tires heating up.

Tires can also fail due to manufacturing defects but that is really rare.

A tire can pop while parked.

Tires can pop at anytime whether on the road or while parked.

Sometimes a tire starts to crack and also swell up and develop what is known as a tire hernia and eventually the tire will pop.

I've had tires pop on my vehicle when it was sitting in a parking lot at Walmart one day.

The PSI at which a tire will explode depends on the tire but most often it's 200 PSI at which most tires will explode.

Smaller Tires may explode when inflated to 100 PSI or 150 PSI.

A tire can explode from too much air.

If you put too much air into a tire then eventually the tire will explode and cause serious injury to yourself or others or even death.

There have been people who died from inflating tires too much which then caused it to explode which is why a tire cage is a good idea when airing up tires and especially when mounting tires on rims or those large tires.

Tires can explode when going down the road from too little air and too much air as well.

Tires can split due to age, manufacturing defects, driving too fast, spinning out, abuse of the tires and over inflation.

Aging of the tires is one of the most common causes of tires splitting as when the tires age the tires start to break down as the rubber ages and starts to crack which then leads to them splitting.

Having a misalignment of your wheels can also cause the tires to wear unevenly and lead to tires splitting and separating.

Tire tread separation will typically sound like a loud thump as you go down the road and it will usually continue making a loud thump, thump, thump, thump, thump sound until the tire blowouts and you lose control.

If you hear a loud thump, thump, thump sound you should pull over and check the tire before it blows out.

Tire tread separation is one of those things that is exactly what it sounds like.

When the tread of your tires (the outer part of the tire with grooves in it that uses grip to keep you on the road) starts to come off of the body (also called the casing) of your tire, that's tire separation.

Tire belt edge separation is when the tires belts underneath a tire's tread come apart.

When the belt edge separation of the tire happens, the tread itself begins to come off the rest of the tire.

This can be really dangerous at highway speeds.

Many drivers lose control, and some vehicles crash or roll over.

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