Are you going on a Texas road trip this summer? You've been warned. The Texas Department of Transportation revealed that although summer is an exciting time to travel, it's also the worst time for tire blowouts.
There are two big reasons for tire blowouts: The tire pressure was not checked before the trip, or the roadways are too hot. In El Paso, TxDoT maintenance crews have been cleaning up the roads more often lately because of tire blowouts.
More than 1,300 deaths in Texas this year could be blamed for road accidents. Some of them may be caused by tire blowouts. The TxDoT maintenance spokesperson, Blanca Del Valle, advises that if it's safe, people should pull over slowly to the shoulder and clean up pieces of their tires.
"Don't pick up the tire debris on the highways," advises Del Valle. "That's too dangerous. Leave it to the maintenance crew."
There are two big reasons for tire blowouts: The tire pressure was not checked before the trip, or the roadways are too hot. In El Paso, TxDoT maintenance crews have been cleaning up the roads more often lately because of tire blowouts.
More than 1,300 deaths in Texas this year could be blamed for road accidents. Some of them may be caused by tire blowouts. The TxDoT maintenance spokesperson, Blanca Del Valle, advises that if it's safe, people should pull over slowly to the shoulder and clean up pieces of their tires.
"Don't pick up the tire debris on the highways," advises Del Valle. "That's too dangerous. Leave it to the maintenance crew."
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