One night, while driving in our family’s station wagon, our tire suddenly blew out.

Instead of stopping, my dad kept speeding along with the flat.

As we continued, the tire eventually shredded and came off entirely, leaving us riding on the metal rim. Something felt wrong.

Later, my dad explained that he had noticed a man tossing a strip of nails across the highway—a trap designed to force cars to stop so they could be robbed or carjacked. Aware of the danger, he made the quick decision to keep going and keep us safe.