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					Originally Posted by nik-  I also never stop next to the wheel of a big truck at a red light, or drive beside one in that spot, because I'm afraid of being killed in a split rim tire explosion.
 I don't know if that's technically irrational or just really, really unlikely.
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not at a red light, but I do know someone whose car was hit by an exploding truck tire on the 401 near Toronto.