Blowouts can happen to a tire at any time of year, but the heat of summer can make them more likely. The heat of a tire can rise due to it being in contact with a very hot road surface. As the tire heats up, the pressure increases, perhaps to the point where the tire overinflates and explodes.
Semi-trucks have many more tires than most vehicles, and their tires are also much larger. If one of those tires explodes while you are driving close by, the results could be disastrous. The truck driver might lose control of their vehicle and hit you. The flying debris can also cause a lot of damage and when combined with the loud noise of the explosion, give drivers a real fright – possibly causing someone to veer off course dangerously.
Is it just bad luck if a truck tire explodes and leads to a crash?
There may certainly be an element of bad luck involved. If you had been a second further forward or behind, the incident probably would not have affected you. There is also an element of bad luck in the tire exploding – as most of the time tires don’t.
However, there may also have been some negligence involved that led to the explosion. Did the driver or the truck owner fail to check the tires were properly inflated? Did the mechanic who cares for the vehicle fail to rotate the tires on schedule? Did the owner fail to renew the tire on time, trying to eke a few more miles out of it to save money?
Getting to the bottom of the matter may not be easy, which is why you may need experienced help to do so if you wish to claim compensation for injuries or damage you suffered as a result.
