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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 11, 2015 17:01:25 GMT
With all the stories everyone has of similar experiences, no wonder they say you're at greatest risk on the road -- not with flying, not with many adventurous activities -- just simple driving.
That sounds dramatic, but it's honestly pretty true.
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Post by Flowergirl on Aug 11, 2015 17:13:58 GMT
I had this happen to me early last summer on the busiest highway in our area. Both my kids were in the car as well. I was able to swerve to miss being hit by debris without hitting he truck as it was swerving off the road or any of the cars coming up behind me.
I remember it was the third weird driving-related thing to happen to us that morning (car ran light at intersection near our home as we were about to enter intersection and then someone cut us off pulling out on to the road a few minutes later, then the truck ordeal. I felt like we had a target on us that day. I remember being thankful that I was driving and not DS who was a newish driver at the time. I was so happy to be back home and off the road as that day. It really startles you when it happens.
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Aug 11, 2015 17:16:48 GMT
That scares the hell out of me. So glad you're ok and didn't sustain much damage.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Aug 11, 2015 17:25:37 GMT
Sort of related: on our way back from Oklahoma this weekend, we noticed people passing, then pulling in REALLY close in front of the cars they had just passed. Giving them like, a car length space while we were going 65-75 MPH.
We were on a 4 lane. There was no reason to hurry back into the right lane after passing. But car after car did it.
There's no way you could avoid road debris with that short distance.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Aug 11, 2015 18:09:47 GMT
So scary! I've never had that particular thing happen, but one summer we were on the way to the beach and the vehicle in front of us had one of those luggage shells on top of it. it hit a dip in the interstate and that thing flew off while they were doing at least 80. It hit the road and exploded everywhere. Fortunately, we were far enough back to be able to dodge the most of it and not accrue any damage.
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Post by ladytrisha on Aug 11, 2015 20:31:46 GMT
Driving back from Phoenix to home yesterday and had stopped off in San Bernardino to stretch legs. Got back on the freeway to see a cloud of dirt and sand ahead. Apparently, pickup guy had gone to Lowe's and picked up his handy dandy A/C unit (the outside box) and decided that it didn't need tying into the bed of the truck. He wasn't the brightest bulb.
It was standing upright in the middle of the freeway, had been hit by one car and another just kissed it as we came by. We were both wanting to follow him back to Lowe's for the "warranty" story on that one.
We've never seen so many tire carcasses as we did this trip - and they are a big hazard in the middle of the road.
ETA-we assume Lowe's as it was right at the exit where he had gotten on.
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Post by flanz on Aug 11, 2015 21:21:43 GMT
That sounds terrifying. I'm glad you were not injured!
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 11, 2015 22:00:41 GMT
I worry about that happening whenever I pass a truck. I either pass them or keep a good distance back. I'm sorry that you had that experience.
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 11, 2015 22:09:43 GMT
not off all those strips of tire are from an actual blowout
those truck tires are often 'retread' - and some times those 'retreads' come off
and most of the time when a tire blows it's part of a dual set of tires so the truck is able to continue on...and believe it or not...sometimes they don't know a tire blew
now a lot of trucks are running superduals - a doubly wide tire - when that blows...truck is done moving...and hopefully doesn't cause an accident
gina
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 11, 2015 22:26:42 GMT
I've been behind a semi when it Jack knifed. There is no fear like seeing the trailer of a truck hurling towards you!
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Post by grate on Aug 12, 2015 1:55:24 GMT
Glad you reacted well and were not hurt! I never had that happen but once when my dd1 was just turned to the forward facing carseat, we were driving with her in her seat in the centre of the back seat. A rock fell off the back of a landscaping truck and went flying into the centre of our windshield. It broke the windshield but THANKFULLY did not come through or it could have very well hit her, I still can not really think of it!
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 12, 2015 2:39:18 GMT
I've always wondered about this, as I see large pieces of tires often on road trips. Never a whole tire, just shreds. Yes me too!! I've never actually seen it happen but I imagine it must have given you a heck of a fright Spongemom!! I once had a plank of wood fly off a truck in front of me doing 100km/h on the freeway, and that was scary enough.
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Post by grammanisi on Aug 12, 2015 3:03:19 GMT
I haven't, but my husband has been a truck driver for 37 years and has this happen to him while driving.
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Post by karenintx on Aug 12, 2015 3:36:27 GMT
It's the hot temps, if you are in the south. Tires blow more often on heavy vehicles. Some things that make tires hotter: driving faster, not inflated properly. We tow an RV, and I can tell you that all the blowouts we have had were on hot afternoon highways. We now drive slower and are crazy about keeping tires inflated properly. Blowouts are no fun!
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Post by RiverIsis on Aug 12, 2015 3:55:47 GMT
Not quite the same but we were driving all day and were on I-90 in Western New York when the Tractor Trailer in front of us went onto the hard shoulder and threw up so much debris we couldn't see. The was spring break and I presume the debris on the shoulder was from clearing the roads over the winter. It was scary and of course it was my younger DS driving. He always gets the weird driving incidents. When he took his test we told him he was more prepared than 99% of the other drivers as he had already driven through some weird experiences.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 6:11:31 GMT
I am saying this with emotion so please feel it.
OMG!!! This is the stuff of nightmares!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 6:12:55 GMT
(This is also why I hate driving on the highway. I hate it so much!!!)
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Post by JoP on Aug 12, 2015 6:17:10 GMT
Wow so scary, I'm glad you're okay
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Post by DinCA on Aug 12, 2015 7:46:44 GMT
That is really scary! It's never happened to me, knock on wood! So glad you're safe!
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Post by heartcat on Aug 12, 2015 7:54:55 GMT
That would be scary!
I am glad that it didn't cause you any damage to your vehicle, and more importantly am glad that you weren't injured.
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Post by gonewalkabout on Aug 12, 2015 11:13:03 GMT
I've experienced this once, also on an interstate and luckily not heavy traffic at the time. It was scary, it was a few years ago now. Most of the drivers seemed to realize what went down. So we all pretty much just slowed right up until the truck/semi trailer was safely pulling over.
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Post by wholarmor on Aug 12, 2015 11:54:52 GMT
Scary! Our tire blew a few years ago, and we ended up rolling because my husband over-corrected. Apparently we got notice that someone had gone after our insurance company because they said tire debris hit their car, but our insurance refused to pay, and we didn't hear anything after that.
I always worry about semis when I'm driving around them. I've also been one to wonder about all the tire debris left behind by them.
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