When you have a tire blowout you should only use your brakes when you are driving under?
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Hereof, when you are driving and one of your tires have a blowout you should?
If your tires suddenly blow out, do the following: Do not slam on the brakes. Take your foot off the accelerator and gently apply the brakes. Steer straight ahead to a stop.
Subsequently, question is, what happens if you have a tire blowout? A blowout means the tyre deflates instantly rather than goes flat slowly. The instant loss of pressure is the first thing that unbalances the vehicle. Because there is less rolling resistance on the side of the blowout at the rear of the vehicle, it will first swing that way.
Similarly one may ask, should you brake if you have a blowout?
You must not brake in the case of a front tyre blowout. The footbrake must only be used if you have regained initial control of the vehicle, and even then only very softly. Using the brake anymore than this risks catastrophe.
Which is worse front or rear tire blowout?
A front tire blowout is predictable. most experts say that it's better to have a blowout in the front. Blowouts are dangerous because they adversely effect the car's handling. If the blowout is in the rear, there's really nothing you can do; you have no control over the rear end of the car.