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Tires wear, even under ideal driving conditions.
All tires eventually need replacing. Many tire failures occur
when tires are very worn.
Tire Failure:
Take these actions when a tire blows out.
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Grip the steering wheel firmly.
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Ease up on the accelerator to slow the car.
Do not brake. Braking can cause the car to swerve more.
Let the car slow gradually.
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Check traffic as you gain control of the car.
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Drive off the roadway slowly, braking gently.
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Turn on emergency flashers. Drive on the flat
tire until you find a safe and suitable place to stop. You
might ruin the tire, but stopping suddenly in traffic
could cause a collision.
Changing a Tire
Follow these steps
to change a tire:
1.
Park on a level spot away from traffic. Turn on the emergency
Brake.
3.
Set the selector lever
in PARK; use REVERSE in a stick shift car.
4. Set
the parking brake.
5. Block
the wheel that is diagonally opposite
the flat tire.
6. Ask
your passengers to get out of the car and move to a safe place.
7. Take
out the spare tire, jack, and lug wrench.
8.
Assemble the jack.
Position it under the car according to the instructions.
9. Jack
up the car partway. The flat tire should still touch the ground
firmly.
10.
Remove the wheel
cover, if one is one the wheel. Loosen the lug nuts.
11.
Jack up the car until
the tire completely clears the ground.
12.
Use the lug wrench to
remove the lug nuts. Place them in a safe place.
13.
Remove the wheel with
the flat tire. Place the wheel to the side.
14.
Mount the wheel with
the spare tire. Rock the wheel gently into position.
15.
Replace and tighten
the lug nuts.
16.
Lower the car and
remove the jack.
17.
Leave the wheel cover
off as a reminder to fix the flat tire.
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Factors Leading to Aggressive
Driving / Road Rage
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Did You
Know ?
In the past 30
years in
the US:
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population has
increased 30 %
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number of licensed vehicles
has increased 87 %
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vehicle miles traveled
increased 130 %
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highway capacity has only
increased 5 %
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Remember you
can not
control traffic,
only your reaction to it ! |
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Australia |
The names of the
drivers are sent to the local newspapers, and
printed under the heading " He's Drunk and in Jail". |
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Malaysia |
The driver is jailed
and if married, his
wife is jailed too. |
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Turkey |
Drunk drivers are
taken 20 miles outside of town by police, and are
forced to walk back under escort. |
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Russia |
License revoked for
life. |
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S. Africa |
A 10 year prison
sentence and $10,000 fine. |
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England |
One year suspension
and a $ 250 fine and jail for one year. |
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France |
Three year loss of
license, one year in
jail and a $1000 fine. |
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Bulgaria |
Second conviction
results in execution. |
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