check that spare! (if you have one)

[jmatta]

I ripped up a rear tire pretty well a couple years back...fortunately, the rim itself survived, as there was no place to pull the car off; drove on it for a bit until I found a safe spot. Pulled out my spare and it was nearly flat. The rear wheel (10 x 18) deflated, did fit in the frunk. Drove a couple of miles at a greatly reduced pace, until I found a service station with air. Luckily, the spare didn't get chewed up and looked new after some cleaning. Probably be a good idea to carry a kit, though it wouldn't have helped based looking at my tire.