Car trouble can seriously ruin your day – especially when you’re as busy as the average resident is these days. Other than car battery issues, there’s perhaps no type of car trouble more common than getting a flat tire.

One or more flat tires can occur for a variety of reasons. Among them, here are some of the most common:

• You ran over a nail and didn’t realize it
• You hit a curb at a bad angle, causing the rim to puncture your tire
• Your tire treads have worn out and became vulnerable to even small debris on the road
• Your tires were older than you realized and have reached their expiration dates
• You used the wrong type of tires for the season, such as not using snow or all-weather tires during wintertime

As you can see, most of these tire issues can occur practically anywhere, anytime – meaning you could potentially get a flat tire when you have travelled far away from home.