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Last week I had a huge screw pulled out of a tyre and today I noticed I have two other tyres with a nail/screw in the tread, luckily not causing a puncture.
I've always puzzled over where the hell these come from.
Is there a secret organisation out there where members cruise Australia's roads scattering nails & screws at random?
Maybe Bob Jane employees?
Last edited by PeterHBne; 03-12-2007 at 08:02 PM.
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aha stop taking corners too quickly - A 'racing line' through a corner on the street usually means you go near the gutter / median strip and pick up all the crap.
When I got my first car and had a few nails/screws/punctures a little too often my old man told me it was obvious what was happening and I should slow down.
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Well you got me picked!
I always pick racing lines - even when driving slow - they are just so.........efficient.
But where have the damn things come from in the first place?
Carpenter type tradies don't seem to drive around with open boxes of nails n screws jumping around in the back tray spilling their contents onto the highways of this wide brown land.
So why are they so common?
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You'd be surprised how many screws fall off the back of utes.
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Probably car parts out of Holdens & Fords. ...
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Just a little something to add have you noticed that most people you drive passed with a puncture has the rear jacked up. Have a look next time. Front tyre picks up the offender and throws it to the rear which cops it at speed. 90% rears, funny hey!
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I actually had a puncture 2 days ago... luckily it was 1 day before i got new tyres
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Touch wood I don't get one. I lent my spare to a mate who came undone in a similar fashion.
....I bet he's doing burnouts on it as we speak! lol
Originally Posted by Whubbsie
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Whacko.
ANOTHER huge screw in my passenger rear tyre for a nice slow deflate.
Don't doubt your tyre low pressure warning system - it works!
you must be driving through a area that is frequented by construction trucks.I used to go down a major truck route and I copped alot of stone chips and nails in my tyres.since I stopped going that way,I stopped getting that type of damage!!!
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