In the event of the unfortunate death of Nigeria's minister
of state for labour due to an accident occasioned by a tyre blowout and
the fact that in Nigeria now-a-days, we have many untrained drivers, it
has become pertinent for me to write this.
There are 6 simple steps to take within a maximum of 2
minutes and you will be safe, these by the grace of God I have been
familiar with for decades. They are as follow:
(1) DON'T PANIC in the event of a blowout, calm yourself
down fast because your car will start misbehaving and you need to take
charge.
(2) Hold FIRMLY to your steering wheel with both hand, NO
VIGOROUS TURNING, as you concentrate on the road and your mirrors, in
seconds study the movement pattern of the car. Your car will naturally
swerve to the direction of the burst tyre.
(3) Gradually take off your foot from the accelerator,
DON'T EVER ATTEMPT TO PRESS THE BRAKES, IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE A 95% CHANCE
OF A SOMERSAULT. The car will decelerate gradually while you
concentrate on the road to avoid collision with any other road user.
(4) Disengage the gears of the car by shifting to neutral
(N) as you still maintain a firm grip on the sheering wheel and put your
eyes on the road.
(5) After a while depending on your initial speed, your car
comes to a speed less than 60km/h when it is now safe to GRADUALLY
apply the brakes and navigate to the side walk
(6) Ultimately, it is now safe to put the car to a complete
stop and turn off the engine. You have just saved yourself and
passengers from untimely death.
NOTE:
Of course, everyone in the car will be in a panic mode BUT this is NOT THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THEM, it is TIME TO CONCENTRATE.
Of course, everyone in the car will be in a panic mode BUT this is NOT THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THEM, it is TIME TO CONCENTRATE.
Please, don't just read share on your page and copy to other platforms, you may just be about to save a life.
I pray thàt God will continue to keep us safe as we use the roads, amen.
I pray thàt God will continue to keep us safe as we use the roads, amen.