BUHARI MINISTER'S DEATH: 7 STEPS TO TAKE WHEN FACED WITH A TYRE BURST ON THE ROAD

A lot of people have lost their lives on the high way due to the lack of basic knowledge on the steps to take when faced with a tyre blowout on the road. ...
Most recent is the death of a top government official under the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration in the name of late Barrister James Ocholi (SAN) the Minister for State for labour and employment who lost his life and that of family members as a result of a tyre blowout on the high-way. May his soul rest in peace.

Here are the 7 basic steps to take when faced with a tyre burst or blowout on the express way:
1.   AVOID PANIC
It is natural to want to panic when you realize what just happened, please DON’T, calm yourself down and take CHARGE of the car.
2.   DO NOT RESPOND TO THE NOISE OR PANIC FROM THE PASSENGERS
If you indeed want to safe the lives of those passengers or family members who are shouting and making all sorts of noise please IGNORE THEM and concentrate on how you will get the vehicle to safety.  
3.   HOLD FIRMLY TO YOUR STEERING WITH BOTH HANDS
Do not turn the car steering ANYHOW, concentrate on the road and your mirror. Try studying the movement pattern of your car, your car will eventually swerve to the direction of the burst tyre.
4.   GRADUALLY TAKE YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR
Please do not try to press the BRAKE! If you do it is very DANGEROUS because your car will most likely SOMERSAULT. However, by taking your foot off the accelerator, the car will DECELERATE gradually while you concentrate on the road to avoid collision with any other road users.
5.   DISENGAGE THE GEAR OF THE CAR
Try to disengage the gear of the car by putting it to NEUTRAL as you still maintain a FIRM grip on the steering wheel and focus on the road.
6.   GRADUALLY APPLY BRAKE
After a while, your car will decelerate to a speed of less than 50km/hr, this is now safe to gradually apply your brake and turn to the side walk.
7.   SAFE TO STOP THE CAR
By now, it is safe to put your car into a complete STOP by turning off the engine. By now you can thank God for His mercy and also decide to greet each or accord blames to each other!  
However, the most important RULE is DO NOT OVER SPEED!

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