Woman dies after tyre explosion
Discussion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_...
(Mods - although it's 'news', perhaps it better in GG due to subject matter?)
In summary..
A US air force officer who was on holiday in Scotland has died after a car tyre she was holding exploded.
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Capt Wilcox was holding the car tyre inside the vehicle, because it would not fit in the boot, when it exploded.
It is thought the couple had changed the tyre on the BMW Z3, after noticing a bulge in it, but that Capt Wilcox was holding it because the boot was full of luggage.
I wonder if any of us had been in this situation and even considered this might happen.
Are there not quite a few cars these days that only have a space-saver/foam, and the boot isn't big enough to take a full size wheel? (Audi TT IIRC) So, unless you leave the flat tyres by the roadside, taking it into the cabin is the only option.
Tragic.
(Mods - although it's 'news', perhaps it better in GG due to subject matter?)
In summary..
A US air force officer who was on holiday in Scotland has died after a car tyre she was holding exploded.
...
Capt Wilcox was holding the car tyre inside the vehicle, because it would not fit in the boot, when it exploded.
It is thought the couple had changed the tyre on the BMW Z3, after noticing a bulge in it, but that Capt Wilcox was holding it because the boot was full of luggage.
I wonder if any of us had been in this situation and even considered this might happen.
Are there not quite a few cars these days that only have a space-saver/foam, and the boot isn't big enough to take a full size wheel? (Audi TT IIRC) So, unless you leave the flat tyres by the roadside, taking it into the cabin is the only option.
Tragic.
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