Truck tire explosion

[flynrider]

I had a truck tire explode in front of me as I headed down I-10 in southern NM (this was back in the 80s). I heard the explosion and saw these large chunks of rubber headed toward me. Luckily, I had a good sized plexiglass windshield on the bike, so I ducked down behind it. A couple of good sized chunks hit the windshield and shattered it. I think if I hadn't had the shield, those high speed chunks of rubber might have knocked me off the bike.