The worst snow & ice driver is the one who operates in panic mode. Something
quite minor happens and its -- swerve and hit the brakes time!! It isn't
car control that is needed but re-action and mind control. People just
react without taking acount of basic newtonian physics!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Charles Christ" <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: "Chris King" <cbking@alum.rpi.edu>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Snow, driving hazzards?
> 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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