Date:         Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:48:32 -0700
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Winter driving
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On 2/15/05 3:45 PM, "Barb Cotton" <cottonscrafts@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> I know it's not Friday, and this isn't actually about VWs strictly speaking,
> just a reminder how fast something can happen when you are driving down the
> road minding your own business. I was headed home from town this afternoon and
> saw something that  got my adrenaline going- a flying SUV.  2 vehicles ahead
> of me were trying to pass a car, the second one didn't have room, so hit the
> brakes and pulled back into my lane. The road was covered with blowing snow,
> he lost control, went across the center line and hit the opposite ditch head
> on doing about 50. He went airborne, flipped and rolled a couple of times,
> landed right side up. The oncoming car had also headed for the ditch to try
> and keep out of his way, the snow just slowed him down in a hurry. Good thing
> there is over a foot of snow on the ground. No serious injuries. Just a
> reminder to keep an eye out for idiots.
> 
> 
> Barb
> 83 Westy
> 
> Never regret.
> If it's good, it's wonderful.
> If it's bad, it's experience.
> Victoria Holt
> 

Unfortunately those kind of suv and pick up drivers are the norm here in the
denver metro area.  Look in the ditches as the storms progress through and
you will see mostly suv and 4WD trucks.  My daughter has remarked how happy
she is I took the time to teach her 4WD basics when she got her first jeep.
Took her to a big warehouse parking lot I knew was empty in the middle of
one of our occassional blizzards.  She learned real quick that 4WD doesnΉt
mean you can go faster as well as where control was going to be very
marginal.  Then showed her how the 4WD was a great advantage in the same
stuff.  She also accused me of taking several years off of her life.

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