Re: No AAA member, what if I get a flat tire?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Tom B. Redman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Let's say I get a flat tire on a freeway 50 miles from
>home.
>(I don't have a cell phone.)
>So I'll just wait by the curb, with the blinking
>signal, until a cop pulls up.
>(can this take 2 hours?)

Make sure that the place you have pulled over into is large enough
so that you or your car won't be in the way of or dangerously close
to freeway traffic, and you and your car are not just around a blind
curve or just over a hill where freeway traffic cannot see you until
the last second.  Also try not to stop near where an onramp is forced
to merge or where a lane is ending, since drivers in these areas are
concentrating on the forced lane change.

Then you open the trunk, remove the spare tire and wheel changing
tools, and proceed to remove the wheel with the flat tire and install
the spare tire / wheel.  Consult the owner's manual of your car for
instructions.

If you haven't looked at the spare tire in a while, check it to make
sure that it is in good condition, and that there is enough air in it
(as well as making sure that all of the tools needed to change it are
there and in good condition).

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