>Although I would imagine a pumper truck's tire would make a huge bang, at >least the drivcer next to it was inside and hopefully had the windows up >this time of year. While driving ,my 79 loaf some years ago, I had just >picked up my 10 speed bike from the repair shop and threw it inside the >van to get it home. Since the repair involved a new tube in one of the >tires, imagine my surprise when I heard a loud bang going down a long >hill. Yes, I've had potato ship bags pop when ascending and descending >Colorado mountains before, but this was a lot bigger than chips. Feeling >lucky that I was able to stop, I turned around and observed that the newly >repaired tire had blown. Turns out that the repair tech had the band that >protects the tube from the spokes on the wheel was askew and the >110psi tire pressure was enough to chafe the new tube and make a big >bang. From about 4 feet away!!
DM&FS
>I looked in my side mirror and I saw one of those big concrete pumpers >(Putzmeister) pulling over and still a cloud of dust by one of its many >rear tires. > >I can only imagine how terrified the driver of the car next to it must >have felt when the tire blew. > |
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