If a tire blows out, the proper thing to do is:
- Speed up to gain traction and then pull to the right
- Hold the steering wheel firmly, and ease up on the gas ✓
- Apply the brakes, then shift into neutral
- Shift into neutral, then apply the brakes
Answer: B. Hold the steering wheel firmly, and ease up on the gas
Hold the steering wheel firmly and ease up on the gas.
Why this is the answer
The New York manual's blowout section says to grip the steering wheel tightly and slowly lift your foot from the gas pedal. It also says not to use the brake until you have the vehicle under control, and to leave the road only when it is safe. That matches holding the wheel firmly and easing off the gas. Speeding up or braking right away works against the manual's steps for keeping control during a blowout.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Speed up to gain traction and then pull to the right — The manual says to ease off the gas, not speed up, so accelerating to gain traction is not the blowout procedure.
- C. Apply the brakes, then shift into neutral — Braking first goes against the manual's warning not to use the brake until the vehicle is controlled, and shifting into neutral is not part of its blowout steps.
- D. Shift into neutral, then apply the brakes — Shifting into neutral and then braking is not what the blowout section says, and it warns against braking before you have control.
Remember it
Grip first, gas off, brake later.