Silentpoet Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 https://www.foxnews.com/us/pennsylvania-police-cruiser-windshield-shattered-tire-pickup-truck I hope they had brown uniform pants. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Tires are dangerous.... https://krudplug.net/m/video.php?vid=3302 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 31 minutes ago, MO Fugga said: Tires are dangerous.... https://krudplug.net/m/video.php?vid=3302 Over pressure to look for leaks. No cage. Bad results. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I had that happen to me as I was driving on the opposite lane to the truck that lost the wheel. I saw the wheel hit the median and bounce quite high. I adjusted my speed higher to where I believed the tire and I would meet when it hit the ground. I was right and my bumper drop kicked that tire damn near a block through the air into a parking lot which was fortunately empty. I had a Dodge Dakota 4 x 4. I did a U turn at the next corner and drove back to the pickup that was sitting against the curb minus the left rear tire and wheel. The guy said the tire place had just put the wheels on a short distance back. All the lug nuts were gone of course. I got his insurance company and they replaced my dented bumper. It worked just like it was supposed to, or I would have a tire in my windshield instead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Yup, runaways tires can really wreck your day! 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 54 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: Over pressure to look for leaks. No cage. Bad results. They'res one similar to what Maser posted I was looking for. Dude sitting down chilling in the corner of the shop when a truck tire hits him at warp 5. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, MO Fugga said: They'res one similar to what Maser posted I was looking for. Dude sitting down chilling in the corner of the shop when a truck tire hits him at warp 5. Not seen that one before. You sure you're not thinking of the gas station one? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Batesmotel said: Over pressure to look for leaks. No cage. Bad results. Sometimes either - cold start fluid - is sprayed into a tire and lit to seat the bead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, railfancwb said: Sometimes either - cold start fluid - is sprayed into a tire and lit to seat the bead. That one looked like putting water on it. Not starting fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I was once driving outside of Disney World when a bus ejected a double tire assembly in front of me. That's several hundred pounds of double tire bouncing free in front of me. I performed a tactical avoidance move (I swerved hard out of the way) while simultaneously pooping my pants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Maser said: Not seen that one before. You sure you're not thinking of the gas station one? No, this cat was obliterated. In a corner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 "Local Police Steal Man`s Tire" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Falcon Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I've heard those things can actually decapitate a person. A semi truck tire weighs 110 lbs, thereabouts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 7:08 PM, Maser said: Not seen that one before. You sure you're not thinking of the gas station one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Luckily it didn't hit anyone, but I watched a dump truck lose an axle on the freeway, coming the opposite direction. 2 big wheels and the hub and axle shaft passing it on the median. Fortunately where it did it the lanes I was in are 50 feet away and about 20 feet higher elevation. I had a good view from my motorcycle for all of the 5 seconds I saw before I was past. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duluth Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 6:10 PM, Maser said: Yup, runaways tires can really wreck your day! That fellow had a "Bad Year". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&P15T Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 19 hours ago, Duluth said: That fellow had a "Bad Year". IIRC, he died. There was a female motorcycle rider that took a wheel to the head, and died immediately, a few years back IIRC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, M&P15T said: IIRC, he died. There was a female motorcycle rider that took a wheel to the head, and died immediately, a few years back IIRC. If I ever met my demise in a random goofy way like that, I can only hope it's being recorded and then played on a loop at my funeral. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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