VIDEO: Changing a tyre, Saudi Arabian style

The next time you are worried or irritated about changing a flat tyre, don’t be. Just be grateful that the vehicle is not moving. Be grateful that your car is also not being driven along on only two wheels. This five-minute video is a tribute to a lot of things, not least the driver’s skill in keeping the SUV up on two wheels and steady enough for the five people working on the tyre change. But consider the skills of those changing the tyres.
February 23, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
The next time you are worried or irritated about changing a flat tyre, don’t be.

Just be grateful that the vehicle is not moving. Be grateful that your car is also not being driven along on only two wheels.

This five-minute video is a tribute to a lot of things, not least the driver’s skill in keeping the SUV up on two wheels and steady enough for the five people working on the tyre change.

But consider the skills of those changing the tyres.

Notice, also, the little glitch where the last person back into the car’s interior tries to close the door. It is a suicide-opening door that must be closed before the front door is closed. So they have to open the front door and then close the rear door first. A small thing, given that the ‘tyre change’ was successful.

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