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Never you mind said:
She says it went bang and bits of rubber flew off. She pulled it over straight away.
Reminds me of the Pirelli F1 tyre explosions a few years back.
She's lyingReminds me of the Pirelli F1 tyre explosions a few years back.
That's why they don't make road tyres the same way they make race tyres.
The ONLY way you can detach the central section of a car, road tyre is to drive quite some distance (miles) and the wheel cuts through it.
V8RX7 said:
Never you mind said:
She says it went bang and bits of rubber flew off. She pulled it over straight away.
Reminds me of the Pirelli F1 tyre explosions a few years back.
She's lyingReminds me of the Pirelli F1 tyre explosions a few years back.
That's why they don't make road tyres the same way they make race tyres.
The ONLY way you can detach the central section of a car, road tyre is to drive quite some distance (miles) and the wheel cuts through it.
tting myself etc etc. Anyway, when I stopped moving and came to a rest against a gantry at the side of the A5, the front wheel looked like the one above, with very little rubber left on the rim. Now I confess the tyre was a very old, possibly Soviet-era remould, but the tyre did look like the one in the OP, and I hadn't traveled all that far after the bang, at least not while the wheel was rotating in the direction intended.
Liquid Tuna said:
Well now hang on a minute. What car is it? I ask as I had a blow out in an Austin Metro some 20 years ago at 70 odd and there was a big bang, followed by lots of spinning, Armco grazing, me stting myself etc etc.
Anyway, when I stopped moving and came to a rest against a gantry at the side of the A5, the front wheel looked like the one above, with very little rubber left on the rim. Now I confess the tyre was a very old, possibly Soviet-era remould, but the tyre did look like the one in the OP, and I hadn't traveled all that far after the bang, at least not while the wheel was rotating in the direction intended.
20 years ago "Soviet era" meant "4 years old+" tting myself etc etc. Anyway, when I stopped moving and came to a rest against a gantry at the side of the A5, the front wheel looked like the one above, with very little rubber left on the rim. Now I confess the tyre was a very old, possibly Soviet-era remould, but the tyre did look like the one in the OP, and I hadn't traveled all that far after the bang, at least not while the wheel was rotating in the direction intended.
That tyre has run very soft for quite some distance, most likely at a reasonable speed. The resultant fold in the side wall heats up, weakens and splits all the way around. like that has. If she got the puncture whilst out and it deflated quite quickly but didn't shred, its entirely possible she wouldn't have known until it was too late. Most women cant feel speed bumps, let alone a soft tyre. 
Revoke her driving privileges, immediately.
Revoke her driving privileges, immediately.
Reardy Mister said:
That tyre has run very soft for quite some distance, most likely at a reasonable speed. The resultant fold in the side wall heats up, weakens and splits all the way around. like that has. If she got the puncture whilst out and it deflated quite quickly but didn't shred, its entirely possible she wouldn't have known until it was too late. Most women cant feel speed bumps, let alone a soft tyre.
Revoke her driving privileges, immediately.
It's not that they don't notice problems, they actively ignore them.Revoke her driving privileges, immediately.
The only way to resolve this is to wire critical components to the check engine light, which should not ever come on, but instead initiate a pre recorded sobbing sound from the car.
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