What to Do If Your Car Has a Flat Tire on the Road?
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If your car has a flat tire on the road, the first thing to do is to pull over to the side of the road, then turn on the hazard lights and place warning signs in front of and behind the car. If there is a spare tire in the car, you can change the tire yourself. If there is no spare tire, you can call for insurance towing. If there are no other options, you can only contact the traffic police for assistance and wait for rescue by the roadside. The correct practices to avoid flat tires in motor vehicles are: 1. Regularly check the tires; 2. Promptly remove foreign objects from the tire grooves; 3. Replace tires with cracks or damage. Low tire pressure can lead to flat tires. Driving with insufficient tire pressure is the root cause of flat tires. When driving with insufficient tire pressure (tire pressure below the standard level), as the tire pressure decreases, the friction between the tire and the ground increases exponentially, the tire temperature rises sharply, the tire becomes soft, and its strength drops drastically. In such cases, high-speed driving may cause a flat tire.