We've had quite a few 'problems' in Canada over the last year or so with semi truck tires flying off and munching unsuspecting drivers-by. "It can never happen to me", I sez, and go about my merry way. So, I'm driving at 90km/h north towards Goderich, Ontario in the trusty '78 camper, and a southbound farm 18-wheeler and its tire decide to part company at about the same time. Happens too fast to react and WHACK!! - that sickening sound; right off the front-mounted spare and into the ditch. "That's gotta hurt" I say speculatively and pull over. Amazingly enough, no damage to the van - it must have hit hit square on the spare and it left without any damage at all. Lucky me. No dents, no scratches, no mess, no fuss. I'm not suggesting that the van would have fared well in a head on with a car, but I was glad to have come out of it so well. Now, had I been driving the 88 Scirocco . . . it would have been at about windshield level - I don't want to think about it. So there's my contribution to the safety debate. Peace, Kev
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