Michigan. firefighter killed while changing tire
Mich. firefighter killed while changing tire

Ann Arbor Firefighter Hit, Killed On I-696
Ann Arbor Firefighter Hit, Killed On I-696 « CBS Detroit

Death while Changing a Tire is common.

Please don't become a statistic...


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Best to drive a mile or 2 & get off a freeway. Emergency lanes are not the place to change tires or anything else !!!

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

In the bay area I often see someone who has had a flat and pulled into the *left* emergency lane.

I'm not sure what passes through their minds when they decide to pull over there, but I do know they are going to be there for awhile.

I've changed tires on the interstate, but only when there was no exit for miles. But I got way off the road as far as I could. Still, it's only by God's grace I survived anyway.

Not changing a tire soon can also get you (and others) killed, if the tire blows out.

I've seen one too many times when the driver would keep driving (missing exit after exit) with a flat tire, despite repeated attempts to warn him or her of the flat tire.

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Scary. I've luckily only had to change tires a block away from my house, when I hit a nail just on the way to Costco to get new tires.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

You simply drive at less than 20mph in the emergency lane with your hazard flashers going.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

You are probably also that guy who runs out of gas just close enough to coast into the station.

How'd you know? That's happened twice

Power steering's the first thing to go

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

And at best you've got one or two attempts at a regular feeling brake pedal.


I had to change a tire on the strip between the left lane and an incoming (from the left) on ramp in Akron during afternoon rush hour. Hit a grey chunk of 4x4 that blew out my left front tire immediately and bent the living daylights outta the rim. There was no getting across 4 lanes of traffic to the right side breakdown lane, and the left was cement wall right up to the little strip I managed to stop in.

I don't think a Nascar pit crew could have been any faster under those circumstances. The worst part was the spare being under our (4 people) luggage in the trunk.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Not around here they don't

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Captain Obvious says: "perhaps we should all periodically check the condition of our tires. I check tire pressure from time to time as well as tread depth/condition. A blown tire can ruin your day."

I typically look over my tires when fueling up. Got a couple minutes to kill, may as well do something useful.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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