How to survive when a tire goes flat while you are driving fast In summer when the temperature of roads goes up, tires can be easily gotten hot. At this time if your tires are too old or too damaged, this can be led to the severe accident because during your fast driving, your tires are apt to be damaged for the "Standing wave phenomenon". When a tire meets the surface of roads, the tire gets wrinkled. A normal tire can be restored before it meets the surface again with rolling, but if the enough restoration cannot be made, that causes vibrational wave leading to heating and abruption in the end. If a tire goes flat while driving, anyone can be nuts. At this moment if you hit a brake with being startled, the tire can escape from the wheel. In this situation your car can turn over because the center of mass moves unstably So when the tire goes its own way, you should grab your handle tight and go straight. You must not hit a brake or an accelerator . When your car slows down enough, light on your emergency lights and evacuate your car to safe zone. Of Course to prevent this disastrous situation you should check up your car regularly. Don't forget to increase the pressure of your tire a little higher than in normal situation before you drive for long distances.