I never had, until this past Sunday.
This happened on I-10 west, entering Houston, Texas, happened to my pickup-with-camper. The speed was about 50 mph -- in very heavy traffic (which was why the speed was only 50).
"BANG! GGGGRRRRR..."
(the "GGGGRRRRR" is the sound of bare wheel metal on pavement at 50 mph).
I had to force my way across 3 lanes of traffic to get the truck over to the shoulder. Fortunately, the tire that blew was on the rear, so I still had decent steering control.
The whole tread layer flew off...somewhere.
All in all, it was a wild ride.
(I don't want to mention -- but I will -- that there had been some warning signs that the tire was in distress... but I didn't interpret the signs as serious a problem as it turned out to be)
This happened on I-10 west, entering Houston, Texas, happened to my pickup-with-camper. The speed was about 50 mph -- in very heavy traffic (which was why the speed was only 50).
"BANG! GGGGRRRRR..."
(the "GGGGRRRRR" is the sound of bare wheel metal on pavement at 50 mph).
I had to force my way across 3 lanes of traffic to get the truck over to the shoulder. Fortunately, the tire that blew was on the rear, so I still had decent steering control.
The whole tread layer flew off...somewhere.
All in all, it was a wild ride.
(I don't want to mention -- but I will -- that there had been some warning signs that the tire was in distress... but I didn't interpret the signs as serious a problem as it turned out to be)