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Old 11-06-2013, 09:51 PM   #1
Ken / Claudia
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watched a tire blow

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.
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Old 11-07-2013, 04:39 AM   #2
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Wow sounds like the Motorhome was lucky they did not flip over.

Never had one blow out (think god) but was going to a job loaded with tile going around 60 and the back end was going all over the place I pulled over and the tire was flat as heck. Must of been a slow leak.
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Old 11-07-2013, 06:45 AM   #3
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Tire blowouts

Unfortunately many folks have a knee jerk reaction and automatically hit the brakes out of fear. It is a scary situation. They were lucky. That is why tires need to be changed at age max or prior even when they look new. Putting new tires on the Dodge TV next week before our FL trip for Thanksgiving. Tread is great at 45,000 miles on 70,000 mile Michelin's.
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Old 11-07-2013, 04:35 PM   #4
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I should have said that it was a class A and maybe made in 80s by the colors and style. Made me wonder if they were the factory equiped front tires. I did stop way ahead of it. Since backing is illegal on the freeway shoulders and others stopped at the motorhome I did not go back to them to help.
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