Most of the times, when we think of a tire problem, our mind automatically goes to a flat, which is indeed a routine problem that can be quickly fixed. This can be done either by pulling over to the side of the road and swapping it with a spare, or in the case you roll on run-flats, by driving to a nearby tire shop.
A flat is one thing, but a tire blowout or explosion is a completely different and much, much more dangerous scenario altogether, even more so when you're talking about a large wheel on a heavy commercial vehicle.
To see what we mean, take a look at what happened to a medium size truck when one of its tires exploded on a highway near Hsinchu, a city in northern Taiwan, in the video that follows.
12 Comments:
Nice save by the driver!
uhh.. he drove off the other side of the road
Hmmmm, luck has a large part to play there.
...mmm, smooth easy sounds on the stereo kept that driver's cool man.
Wow, amazing no other cars got stuck under it.
The truck swerved all in a sudden to the left after the front left tire exploded. Good recovery by the driver judging by the speed. The guard rail helped too.
The driver made the best of the situation - left side roll down the hill. Right side - go into the trees. Trees it is!
Saying he drove on the other side of the road would indicate that he made the choice to do that. It was in fact a nice save since no other vehicles were involved and he kept the truck on the road.
What a waste of food
The GuardRail Kept the Truck on the road...This is a reason our trucks have the The Tire Requirements they do
No one else see the extra High Rails that Directed the truck in the other direction?? LOL
was the tires or rims were week ?
or there was any other prob ?
22 inch rims
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