Date:         Sat, 14 Apr 2001 09:56:14 EDT
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From:         Mark Watts <MVAone@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: More Van Rollover news NRVC
Comments: To: andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
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Two instances where handling saved my butt.
Lafayette Indidana. Traveling 40 mph a car behind a stopped truck in the
oncoming lane turns right in front of me. I guess they were impatient and
!had! to get somewhere. I slew my 72 audi to the left and then to the right
going aroundthe rear end of said dimwit sort of like a lawnmower going past a
tree. All this at near lockup. My buddies eyes were as big as saucers and he
says matter of factly "you can REALLY drive when you want to...!"

Second instance is 5 am traveling 70 mph on the Indiana tollway. I'm in the
left lane about 30 meters behind another car in the right lane.  A deer runs
into the roadway but stops when it sees the car in front of me. Of course he
is right in front of me. My 87 gti doesn't fail me as I get on the brakes and
get to the inside shoulder missing the deer's rear by inches.

In both cases if I hadn't been driving a nimble car it would have been crash
city or worse roll over because of the speed.

My 2 cents
Mark

87 Westie
99 Passat
93 Cabrio