You experience a tire blowout while driving in Oregon. What's the correct response?
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A.
Brake hard and pull off immediately.
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B.
Grip the wheel firmly, slow gradually, pull off. Correct
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C.
Speed up to clear traffic before stopping.
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D.
Turn the wheel sharply to compensate for the pull.
The answer is "Grip the wheel firmly, slow gradually, pull off."
Grip the steering wheel firmly, slow down gradually, then pull off the road. Hard braking on three good tires and one shredded one is destabilizing. A front blowout causes a strong pull to the side; a rear blowout causes the back to weave or sway. The grip-and-coast response keeps you on a straight path while losing speed.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Brake hard and pull off immediately.
Hard braking with a blown tire can cause the vehicle to swerve out of control. Misreading: Substitutes hard braking for the manual's instruction to slow down gradually.
C. Speed up to clear traffic before stopping.
Speeding up with a blown tire is unsafe. Misreading: Inverts the manual's rule to slow down gradually.
D. Turn the wheel sharply to compensate for the pull.
Sharp steering can put the vehicle into a roll or spin. Misreading: Misreads 'grip the steering wheel firmly' as active sharp steering inputs.
This question tests your knowledge of Vehicle Equipment in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Vehicle Equipment Failures > Blowouts," p.84..
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