How far you can drive after a police spike strip punctures all four tires

Jack

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Jun 6, 2023, 1:42:37 AM6/6/23

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https://youtu.be/kIEPvMacbIU?t=346

Michael Trew

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Jun 7, 2023, 4:48:19 PM6/7/23

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On 6/6/2023 1:43, Jack wrote:
> https://youtu.be/kIEPvMacbIU?t=346

Per the end of the video... Let me guess... "I can't breathe!!"

Around 1 AM, I had a dead flat tire once, and one lug was different, so
I couldn't put the donut on. After waiting over 2 hours for AAA, the
dispatcher called me and said no one could come out until after 6 AM.
Being about 10 minutes from home, and almost no one on the 45 MPH
stretch of road, plus a nearly bald tire to begin with, I opted to drive
15 MPH home on the flat. Shockingly, the mangled tire was still on the
rim, and it didn't destroy the steel rim, either.

I probably wouldn't have attempted it if it were a front tire... once
you start turning the wheels, the flat tire will dismount. I'm amazed
that it appears the rubber stayed on the whole time through this video.
I'm also mildly disappointed that he didn't attempt to drive into the
river, but such as life. ;)

rbowman

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Jun 7, 2023, 7:30:24 PM6/7/23

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On Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:48:17 -0400, Michael Trew wrote:

> Around 1 AM, I had a dead flat tire once, and one lug was different, so
> I couldn't put the donut on. After waiting over 2 hours for AAA, the
> dispatcher called me and said no one could come out until after 6 AM.
> Being about 10 minutes from home, and almost no one on the 45 MPH
> stretch of road, plus a nearly bald tire to begin with, I opted to drive
> 15 MPH home on the flat. Shockingly, the mangled tire was still on the
> rim, and it didn't destroy the steel rim, either.

I had a rear tire blowout on a rental on the way to Madison GA from
Atlanta. It was rather drunk out that night and the jack wasn't apparent
to my passenger or myself. I continued considerably faster than 15 mph.
The next morning showed the rubber was mostly gone, the wire from the bead
was wrapped around the axle, and the steel wheel was ground down to a nub.
Oh, and there was a groove machined into the motel parking lot. The owner
said, laconically, "I heard you boys come in last night."

I've been leery about buying used rentals since I always drove them like I
stole it.

Bob F

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Jun 7, 2023, 11:53:47 PM6/7/23

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I saw a video once of a race care losing a tire, then the loose tire
rolled back to the wheel and re-mounted itself. Unfortunately, it was
not smart enough to re-inflate.

micky

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Jun 8, 2023, 12:05:58 AM6/8/23

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In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 7 Jun 2023 20:51:54 -0700, Bob F

Wow.

>not smart enough to re-inflate.

LOL

Bob F

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Jun 8, 2023, 1:00:13 AM6/8/23

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1NFrBeaBE

Michael Trew

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Jun 8, 2023, 1:01:55 AM6/8/23

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A can of starting fluid sprayed around the bead and a match will do it!

Michael Trew

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Jun 8, 2023, 1:03:39 AM6/8/23

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"Drunk out"... I'm assuming that wasn't a typo, LOL. I'm assuming you
had some trouble with the rental company over that one.

rbowman

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Jun 8, 2023, 2:02:45 AM6/8/23

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Not that I can recall. They seem to expect a little wear and tear. The
only time I recall them being miffed was one time when I was in Canada for
their Thanksgiving and everything was closed. I dumped the car at the
airport and told them where it was. Canadian Thanksgiving falls on a
different date than the US version so it was just another day for me.

Peeler

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Jun 8, 2023, 4:15:41 AM6/8/23

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On 7 Jun 2023 23:30:20 GMT, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:

> I had a rear tire blowout on a rental on the way to Madison GA from
> Atlanta. It was rather drunk out that night and the jack wasn't apparent
> to my passenger or myself. I continued considerably faster than 15 mph.
> The next morning showed the rubber was mostly gone, the wire from the bead
> was wrapped around the axle, and the steel wheel was ground down to a nub.
> Oh, and there was a groove machined into the motel parking lot. The owner
> said, laconically, "I heard you boys come in last night."
>
> I've been leery about buying used rentals since I always drove them like I
> stole it.

How can there be a single person in the world that is as cool as you are,
you supreme impersonation of all "coolness", you typical self-admiring
bigmouthed Trumpter? LOL

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Peeler

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Jun 8, 2023, 4:17:53 AM6/8/23

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On 8 Jun 2023 06:02:41 GMT, lowbrowwoman, the endlessly driveling,

troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:

> Not that I can recall. They seem to expect a little wear and tear. The
> only time I recall them being miffed was one time when I was in Canada for
> their Thanksgiving and everything was closed. I dumped the car at the
> airport and told them where it was. Canadian Thanksgiving falls on a
> different date than the US version so it was just another day for me.

Aren't you happy you just had another opportunity to tell everyone more
about the grand person that you are, you pathological self-admiring
bigmouth? WTF is WRONG with you? LOL

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mike

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Jun 9, 2023, 10:07:40 PM6/9/23

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On 08-06-2023 12:59 Bob F <bobn...@gmail.com> wrote:

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1NFrBeaBE

That was neat how the tire followed the right rear wheel!