*OTEP: Tell Ki na dapat habang infant pa yung pamangkin mo, isanay na sa childseat. That's the problem i had with my hyperactive second child.

Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
A tire blow-out can happen any time... even with new tires... if the pressure is out of spec and the tire heats up too much (travelling very fast for a long time on underinflated tires).

And, as we've seen with the Fortuner accident on the Skyway... when you have a blowout in a tall SUV... a roll-over is almost inevitable.

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In other words... always check your tires... buckle up... and don't drive too fast if you're in a car with a high center of gravity.

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Over versus Under... a blowout is almost always a result of underinflation. Underinflation causes heat due to friction in the sidewall and extra rolling resistance. This heat raises the pressure, causing a blowout.

A tire that is slightly overinflated does not heat up as much as a tire that is underinflated. Thus, it is at high pressure, but low temperature... the risk for a blowout is actually much less than with "normal" pressures. Which is what caused the Firestone scandal before... because the "normal" door pressures on the 1990's Explorers were TOO LOW for the tire spec.

Scientific testing and safety testing bear this out... NEVER underinflate on the highway... and sometimes, you need to overinflate to ensure safety.
And yet, many people continue to take their MPVs, AUVs and SUVs to well over 180-200kph. You'll always hear them say "Very stable and kaya pa" with a matching pic of the speedometer. Obviously they have not encountered a tire blowout or had to do an emergency brake and maneuver at high speed in both wet and dry conditions.

Most also tend to underinflate their tires, especially in big cars, as they want a smooth ride.

Quote Originally Posted by BratPAQ View Post
Me too, almost everyone especially my children, pwera lang sa byenan, hayaan mo sila
Hehe... this made my morning. My byenan almost had a heart attack the first time she rode with me on a two lane highway. She never encountered riding in a car accelerating to redline all her life.