Had a coworker who was riding a motorcycle on the highway by a semi when the tire next to her blew out. She ended up dropping the bike and sliding along the road. Fortunately she was covered head to toe in protective gear, but it’s still amazing that she wasn’t seriously injured.
I know someone who was in a car next to a semi when the tire blew. It instantly triggered the airbags, the force dented the passenger side door inwards and shattered the window. The car was a total financial loss.
About fifteen years ago I was overtaking a truck on the motorway when one of its tyres exploded. Took out one of my side windows. The haulage company dealt with it well but I got the impression it wasn’t the first time they’d had to fix that specific issue.
Rubber tires that size are a safety hazard and should not be permitted. Transportation vehicles should have metal wheels instead that can’t rupture. Of course, our current asphalt roads couldn’t support this kind of metal-wheeled vehicle, but if we put them on some sort of rail we could solve that problem.
People behind wondering why you’re allowing a couple carlengths gap “ahead” of the semi (but in your lane) as you prepare to swiftly pass it, try watching some YouTube silly!
There are a lot of tragic stories of people that had the idea “I’ll slash the tires to this trucker to teach him a lesson” but instead they got a physics lesson
I’ve been driving a truck for 8 years. Never had a tire blow out myself, but have seen it happen in front of me. It is easy to loose control of the wheel when that happens.
It’s 110-120 for semi trucks. Just a note to not linger by their tires. Blowouts are statistically uncommon, but there’s a lot of trucks out there
Had a coworker who was riding a motorcycle on the highway by a semi when the tire next to her blew out. She ended up dropping the bike and sliding along the road. Fortunately she was covered head to toe in protective gear, but it’s still amazing that she wasn’t seriously injured.
I know someone who was in a car next to a semi when the tire blew. It instantly triggered the airbags, the force dented the passenger side door inwards and shattered the window. The car was a total financial loss.
Did the truck stop and take responsibility? Or maybe they didn’t even know?
Myth busters episode sticks out in my mind on this one
About fifteen years ago I was overtaking a truck on the motorway when one of its tyres exploded. Took out one of my side windows. The haulage company dealt with it well but I got the impression it wasn’t the first time they’d had to fix that specific issue.
Rubber tires that size are a safety hazard and should not be permitted. Transportation vehicles should have metal wheels instead that can’t rupture. Of course, our current asphalt roads couldn’t support this kind of metal-wheeled vehicle, but if we put them on some sort of rail we could solve that problem.
Yeah they happen with enough regularity that companies aren’t surprised, especially if they have a lot of trucks.
So the smart move as a car-driver is not to linger by the tires ever. Really, just never linger by them.
I just hate being near those things in general. Pass as quick as possible and create some space.
People behind wondering why you’re allowing a couple carlengths gap “ahead” of the semi (but in your lane) as you prepare to swiftly pass it, try watching some YouTube silly!
That’s just what you’re supposed to do, what if the semi has to swerve or there’s heavy wind
Drivers’ Ed ain’t teaching the people right huh
I mean thats how you pass any car, you never sit back in the blind spot, you pass swiftly, then get back into the right-hand lane.
I had a retread blow out on my panel truck while peeing into a soft drink cup. Middle of the night in the middle of nowhere Indiana
There are a lot of tragic stories of people that had the idea “I’ll slash the tires to this trucker to teach him a lesson” but instead they got a physics lesson
I’ve been driving a truck for 8 years. Never had a tire blow out myself, but have seen it happen in front of me. It is easy to loose control of the wheel when that happens.
Mine was a trailer tire on a triaxle. I still had 11 tires back there, so it was easy to find a safe spot to stop. I got lucky n that way.
Do y’all retread? Like gluing new treads I think it is IIRC—IDK if that’s as common today as it was 20 years ago