In message <Pine.OSF.3.92a.960522232346.369A-100000@saul6.u.washington.edu>, Craig Standley <cstand@u.washington.edu> writes: >The problem with front drive, and one reason I haven't owned another front >driver, is that when you lose traction you lose steering as well. The >steering whell was all loose while this was happening. I was only 16 at >the time, so my experience in driving in emergenct situations was zero. >It scared the hell out of me and I was overly careful for about a month >afterward. A whole month, eh? Well there ya go, lesson learned! :-) :-) A different GF of mine had the same hydroplaning experience in a rear-wheel drive car, and I don't think she had much better steering than you did while her car was doing lazy 360s at 55mph. Somehow she missed all the other cars on that 4-lane non-divided highway, including the car she was trying to pass, missed the cement barriers on the shoulder, and came out unscathed. As I remember, she was careful for longer than a month. ;-) ObVW: Has anyone ever done any hydroplaning in a bus? Somehow I'm glad I've never had that experience. A bit of purposeful fishtailing on wet pavement certainly, but no hydroplaning. Knock on wood. -Rodney
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