BANG...BLOWOUT...PHEW!
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 13:55
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Member - Royce
So ... the old Supatrupa made a surprise stop on the Frankston/Dandenong road yesterday. Big blowout on the driver's side back. No real steering problems, but you sit at a funny angle, with the back dropped to one side about a foot.
I knew I should have put the new set of wheels on before I left
home on the ebay run! Still.... I got another couplahundred ks out of that tyre.
Inches from the freeway left lane. NOONE slowed down.
Well a few 4wdrivers did a bit. Almost noone move out in the lane.. plenty of room. NONE changed lanes away from me, when they could.
One P plater blasted their horn while I was under the wheel arch... bruise on the back of the head to prove it. I was fuming.... they very nearly got a wheel brace through the back window.... but I needed it still.
I had the big 33" spare sat right beside the lane behind a way. At least, if they were going to hit me they would have to come over the tyre first.
The big rig was swaying with the passing Bernoulli Principle drag... [I think that's right].
I just can't understand why a little easing off of speed, and a little bit of a move out from my backside would not have been appropriate.
Is it just city drivers? I was wearing my old CFA overalls and when working half onto the lane [
well nearly] I was signalling a slow-down please action every so often.... totally ignored.
Ah
well... turned out okay in the end.
Fitted my new set of wheels this morning.
Cheers Royce
PS.... Was on an ebay 'teddy run' teddy
shop will be called Nannybear, with a small
sign reading "There's a bear in there."......... and another " Bear all and wash".
Reply By: DIO - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 15:39
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 15:39
Yeah, stopping in the emergency lane of any freeway is a very very dangerous and stupid thing to do. What can you do in that type of situation then?
Well try and drive your vehicle as far off the edge of the carriageway as possible even if it means driving on a flat tyre. So what if you damage the tyre more or even the wheel rim, if it saves your life (and believe me lots of people have been killed when struck by passing vehicles when parked too close to the carriageway) then surely it was worth it. People sounding their horn when passing, if you were as close as you claim, then I don't blame them at all. You not only expose yourself to imminent danger but also every other motorist passing by. I hope that you've still got a headache to remind you of your stupidity.
What could you have done better. The obvious, move your vehicle away from the 'danger zone' (close to carriageway), call for assistance from RACV, NRMA even Police as if any of them attend, at least they have warning lights etc. If you didn't, perhaps you could have put out a couple of warning triangles or at least a row of 3 - 4 cones conspicuously placed to warn oncoming motorists. Didn't have any,
well now might be a good time to get some, don't you think! That's what it's all about, warning the oncoming traffic as to the potential or presence of a
hazard. No guarantees but I bet it would have provided you with a safer environment. If none of these were available to you, the best thing would have been to remove yourself and onyone else
well away off the side of the road and await help. On a freeway it's bound to be only a matter of time before someone notifies the authorites.
To some extent, your problem was caused by your indifference to the probable state of roadworthiness of your vehicle if as you stated 'you got another couple of hundred k's out of the tyre' then it seems to me that the tyre had
well and truly reached the end of it's serviceable life. You made a very poor decision as a driver, didn't you.
So after all your carry on about other drivers etc, I believe that you are the one that deserves a good swift kick up the kyber pass, perhaps it might serve to remind you that next time you should use some common sense and think of others who might also happen to be using the road. That's not too difficult is it, after all you did by some fluke manage to survive to tell us of your 'adventure'. More importantly, have you learnt anything from it? I hope so.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 16:32
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 16:32
Geez, You're a smart arse DIO
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Follow Up By: Oldsquizzy (Kununurra) - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 16:44
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 16:44
I second that willem
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Follow Up By: Gob & Denny - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 16:47
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 16:47
i 2nd your words of wisdom willem but i have to be careful the backstabbers are out
knowing frankston dande rd there are
places that you cant get any further over i had asimilar problem near the existing jayco factory not long ago its not very pleasant without having to put up with the "words of doom " from some
steve
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 17:16
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 17:16
I tend to agree with the point made by DIO about the mistake made trying to eke the last bit of life out of a tyre.
The tyre must have been really bad, as it DID fail, and the owner virtually admitted to expecting that failure.
It could have caused the car to run head on into someone else's mother's car. Then there would be more ammunition to ban 4wds in the cities.
DIO could have been a bit more diplomatic in making his point, (me being an expert on diplomacy :) ) but sometimes a sledgehammer is required to drive a tack.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 17:32
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 17:32
Gerhard
>The tyre must have been really bad, as it DID fail, and the owner virtually admitted to expecting that failure. <
Yes the driver admits to pushing his luck with that particular tyre BUT it could happen to a NEW tyre, anywhere.
What DIO(and he sounds like a cop) purports, is that in every situation you have to make exactly the right decision and you HAVE to drive away from an Emergency Lane on a flat tyre busted tyre, probably skewering the road surface with the rim and stuffing up more parts of the vehicle just because it is politically correct.
In REAL life this ain't so. What the hell is an emergency lane for anyway?
We all make mistakes(except DIO, of course...lol) and relating the story here highlights what one may have done in hindsight.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:17
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:17
I agree with Dio
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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:18
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:18
I agree with Willem
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:24
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:24
Royce,
LOL you are in a very agreeable mood :))))
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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:25
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 18:25
Steve however understood.... I had no options. Point to be made. The tyres were low in tread, but not too bad... you guessed it.. the best tyre went. It was going to be my spare... around 50% tread....
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 19:20
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 19:20
I'm not agreeing with anybody cos I couldn't be bothered reading the whole story. :0))))
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 20:39
Sunday, Jun 03, 2007 at 20:39
I agree with Royce
It's not easy to be slapped around a bit and come up smiling
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:31
Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:31
Gday
I am surprised that you didn't get mugged Royce,one does not stop on the road in Dandebong or Frankanistan, one could have a run in with a beanie covered hooligan high on the illegal thingys ....
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 09:19
Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 09:19
Hey Muzbry
The reason he didn't get mugged is because he was wearing a beanie....
Only kidding :)
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 17:13
Monday, Jun 04, 2007 at 17:13
DIO - you didn't grace the
forum with what D I O stands for in thread 46018 Screen Names. Perhaps we could start guessing!
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