Tire blowout — Arizona Permit Test

Tire blowout on the Arizona permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

You can reduce your chances of a blowout by checking your tire pressure regularly.

A tire low on air flexes and heats up at speed until it bursts. A quick check at the pump can stop that.

Reduce your chances of a blowout by checking your tire pressure regularly.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.68

If a tire blows out, hold the steering wheel tightly and keep your vehicle going straight.

A blown tire pulls the car hard to one side. A loose grip lets it drag you into another lane or off the road.

Hold the steering wheel tightly and keep your vehicle going straight.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.68

After a blowout, ease off the gas pedal and do not apply the brakes.

Braking on a blown tire can throw the car into a spin. Letting it coast slows it without upsetting it.

Ease off the gas pedal; do not apply the brakes.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.68

After a blowout, let the vehicle slow until it is almost stopped, signal, pull off the roadway, and only then apply the brakes.

Other drivers need to see where you are going, and the brakes are safe to use only once the car is slow and off the road.

Let the vehicle slow down until it is almost stopped.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.68

On the test

What should you do with the steering wheel when a tire blows out?

Hold it tightly and keep going straight. A blown tire pulls the car hard to one side. A loose grip lets it drag you into another lane or off the road. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.68: “Hold the steering wheel tightly and keep your vehicle going straight.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-28.