Avoid Nails in Car Tires

This past month, 2 of 3 cars had nails in the tires. After further investigating, the nails were right in front of our home! It must have been from the home nearby that is doing home construction.

• Car #1 : We have hazard tire insurance so we only had to pay the recycle fee and got a brand new tire, as the nail is punctured in an area that is not fixable. However, since our tire was not in stock, we had to wait a week.
• Car #2: The nail punctured in an area that was able to be repaired and it was a complimentary service. Although this service was free, we had to wait an hour.

Fast forward, this was a big inconvenience as we were out of a car for a week since it was not safe to drive as well as time spent to repair these tires.

Now, I spend a few seconds to inspect the street in front of our home before reversing to ensure there are no nails. Running into nails is inevitable but, had we not had hazard tire insurance we'd be out $100-150 for a new tire, not to mention time.

When you get home from the evening, you can take a stroll in your street/neighbor to ensure there are no nails. If you ever find nails, properly dispose of them so no one else will run over the nail.

Also, if you see a neighbor or nearby home getting their roof done or doing any construction (probably why we had nails in-front of our home), try to take a different route if possible).

Lastly, about once a week. Try to inspect all of your tires to make sure they're nail-free and have air pressure, especially if you have far commutes (and if your car does not have tire pressure monitor to indicate if you have a flat or not).