Ken / Claudia
11-06-2013, 09:51 PM
I seen a steering axle driver side tire blow on I-5 on a motorhome about a 30footer. It's speed was about 55-60. Motorhome was in right lane of 3 and being passed by a comm. truck and several cars in the left lane. I was in the center lane behind them. I heard the tire go and looked at the motorhome, it jerked right onto the shoulder part way and was brakeing hard. Than back left across the right and into the middle lane. Than hard back right across the right lane to shoulder. It looked as it may tip over on the last move but, did not. I had slowed and put flashers on than braked hard also as I thought I may be driving into it, if it flipped. ALot of traffic was in all lanes behind me and felt lucky no one tried go pass than. I could not have made a lane change. I have had blow outs on police vehicles at high speeds and in my truck with camper/trailer. It is hard not to stand on the brakes but, I think that nearly flipped this motorhome and may have added to it crossing several lanes out of control. No vehicles were hit and the tire was gone within a second or two. I mean gone, it was on the rim. I never had a trailer tire blow, yet. On the car/truck when it blows a tire. Slow without braking and hold on to the steering wheel. Drive it to the shoulder of the road.