What should you do if you have a tire failure or blowout while driving?

What should you do if you have a tire failure or blowout while driving?

• A. Grip the wheel firmly, steer smoothly to a safe area, slow gradually, and use hazard lights.
• B. Slam on the brakes.
• C. Stop immediately in lane.
• D. Accelerate to safe location.

Answer: (A)

When a tire fails, the focus is on keeping control and getting to a safe place calmly. Grip the wheel firmly to resist the pull, steer smoothly toward a safe area such as the shoulder, and ease off the accelerator to slow gradually. Use your hazard lights to warn other drivers as you move out of traffic and come to a stop in a safe spot. Slamming on the brakes can cause a loss of control, stopping immediately in the lane creates a hazard for others, and accelerating won’t help and can make control harder to maintain.

When a tire fails, the focus is on keeping control and getting to a safe place calmly. Grip the wheel firmly to resist the pull, steer smoothly toward a safe area such as the shoulder, and ease off the accelerator to slow gradually. Use your hazard lights to warn other drivers as you move out of traffic and come to a stop in a safe spot. Slamming on the brakes can cause a loss of control, stopping immediately in the lane creates a hazard for others, and accelerating won’t help and can make control harder to maintain.