Change Flat Tire: What To Do When You Have Tire Blowout On The Road and How To Change a Flat Tire?

By Wil Yeo of Avanigroup.com

Having flat tires is one common problem encountered by almost every car owner. As tires are your only contact between the car and the road, flat tire is something that you want to guard against. The major root cause of flat tire is the under inflation of the tires which is often a result gradual loss of tire pressure and on some instances, rapid loss of pressure due to impact or penetration of hard and sharp objects into the tires.

The danger of having flat tires is that your vehicle may becomes wobbly and you may lost control of it and thus the possibility of encountering serious accidents.

Tips On What To Do During Tire Blowout

Following are some tips that will help you when your tire blowout:

*   First and foremost, when the tire blow out - you'll have to remain calm and do not panic.

*   Next, make sure that you grip your steering wheel firmly to gain better control of your vehicle.

*   Decelerate your vehicle and let it slowly comes to a halt, this is done by simply taking off your feet from the gas pedal.

*   Make sure you do not force the vehicle into going the direction you want by making any sudden turn of the steering wheel. Go along with the flow a little, slow down, turn on your signal light and work towards going to the break-down lane or to the side of the road as swiftly and as safely as possible.

*   Brake lightly to bring your car to a complete halt.

*   Once your car is stationary, turn on the hazard lights and / or lift up your car boot and hang a white clothe to warn other road users that your car is experiencing problem.

*   If you have the triangular reflective warning sign, place it at a distance (about 50 meters) behind the vehicle. Make sure this is carried out safely.

By following the above steps, you have gotten yourself to a point of safety where you can calmly survey the situation and decide on the best actions to be taken, while making the  road safer for other users.

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