[kyleb]

My wife took a course from Foretravel and they recommended ACCELERATING when a blowout occurs (like you are going to remember to do that as you are panicking).  NO braking!  Braking will cause you to lose control.  Not sure if this applies to coaches with Anti-lock brakes but I’m pretty sure the coaches they trained in had ALBrakes, independent front suspension, etc.  I have never had a blowout but also have never had tires over 7 years old (or even two years old!) we always end up selling the coaches too quickly!

I can tell you from first hand experience that a front blow out makes the handling feel very loose - braking makes it exponentially worse. Accelerating reduces the effects more than anything else you can do.
You only accelerate for a few seconds to regain a sense of what is happening & get back in control of the direction you are going. As you ease off the accelerator, you will notice that you have to add a LOT more correction to the steering wheel than you would have ever imagined. As you back off the throttle, you should get a feel of how slowly to apply the brakes.