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What To Do When You Have A Tyre Blowout by Mcsammy4u(m): 10:18am On Mar 07, 2016 |
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE A TYRE BLOWOUT
In the event of the unfortunate death of Nigeria's minister of state
for labour due to an accident occasioned by a tyre blowout and the
fact that in Nigeria now-a-days, we have many untrained drivers, it
has become pertinent for me to write this.
There are 6 simple steps to take within a maximum of 2 minutes
and you will be safe, these by the grace of God I have been familiar
with for decades. They are as follow:
(1) DON'T PANIC in the event of a blowout, calm yourself down
fast because your car will start misbehaving and you need to take
charge.
(2) Hold FIRMLY to your steering wheel with both hand, NO
VIGOROUS TURNING, as you concentrate on the road and your
mirrors, in seconds study the movement pattern of the car. Your
car will naturally swerve to the direction of the burst tyre.
(3) Gradually take off your foot from the accelerator, DON'T EVER
ATTEMPT TO PRESS THE BRAKES, IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE A 95%
CHANCE OF A SOMERSAULT. The car will decelerate gradually
while you concentrate on the road to avoid collision with any other
road user.
(4) Disengage the gears of the car by shifting to neutral (N) as you
still maintain a firm grip on the sheering wheel and put your eyes
on the road.
(5) After a while depending on your initial speed, your car comes to
a speed less than 60km/h when it is now safe to GRADUALLY
apply the brakes and navigate to the side walk
(6) Ultimately, it is now safe to put the car to a complete stop and
turn off the engine. You have just saved yourself and passengers
from untimely death.
NOTE:
Of course, everyone in the car will be in a panic mode BUT this is
NOT THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THEM, it is TIME TO
CONCENTRATE.
Please, don't just read share on your page and copy to other
platforms, you may just be about to save a life.
I pray thàt God will continue to keep us safe as we use the roads,
amen. |
Re: What To Do When You Have A Tyre Blowout by mixratio(m): 11:38am On Mar 07, 2016 |
Nice write up. Had a burst tire some time last year and God saved me. These guidelines actually do work. I have only experienced tire burst in the front tires and I heard rear bursts are more dangerous. .. Op, car gurus, is this assertion true? 1 Like |
Re: What To Do When You Have A Tyre Blowout by Mcsammy4u(m): 12:41pm On Mar 07, 2016 |
mixratio: Yes rear tyre blowout are more dangerous and often leads to somersaulting when you apply brake immediately. |
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