kentuvman
New member
A couple "fears" that I loathe about riding - deer and exploding truck tires. Haven't hit a deer yet and hope I never do.
Yesterday, my wife and I rode from Palm Springs to Borrego Springs, CA to see the magnificent flower bloom - see link below:
https://pix.sfly.com/p4ApHY
We picked up I-10 after Hwy 86 ends. Somewhere between Indio and Palm Desert, a fast moving 18 wheeler came upon us - we were in fast lane and he was in adjacent lane to the right. As he passed us, I heard a big explosion - next thing I saw were bits and pieces - large and small - of an exploded tire about 100 feet in the air - like shrapnel. It was a surreal slow-motion event - I slowed down, stayed on course and watched as the pieces started hitting the pavement - fortunately, we weren't hit and avoided running over the pieces.
Sure got my heart beating quickly! Lucky and grateful!
Ken
Yesterday, my wife and I rode from Palm Springs to Borrego Springs, CA to see the magnificent flower bloom - see link below:
https://pix.sfly.com/p4ApHY
We picked up I-10 after Hwy 86 ends. Somewhere between Indio and Palm Desert, a fast moving 18 wheeler came upon us - we were in fast lane and he was in adjacent lane to the right. As he passed us, I heard a big explosion - next thing I saw were bits and pieces - large and small - of an exploded tire about 100 feet in the air - like shrapnel. It was a surreal slow-motion event - I slowed down, stayed on course and watched as the pieces started hitting the pavement - fortunately, we weren't hit and avoided running over the pieces.
Sure got my heart beating quickly! Lucky and grateful!
Ken