there were times back just out of high school when the only car running at
the time was my bugeye. i remember this as a rather unfavorable
experience! oh, i made it, but it was horribly light with next to no
traction and way too much torque!
i never worry about going out in slippery weather. my only concern is the
fellow traveling the other way. back in the 60's that is how i got both my
legs broken the first time! head on collision with my parents car getting
hit by a car coming the other way loosing controll.
snow and ice driving is not a black art. not a perfect science either!
but living in the snow belt forces you to learn and adjust. years of
screwing around in slippery parking lots testing the feel of a slide and
trying to recover still does not make you a good driver but it does give you
a feel for an option of controll as opposed to hopelessly sliding into
something without trying to in the least minimise the damage?
chuck.
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