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Hi List,
Happy New Year
Don't know if you have fords in the USA or elsewhere in the world. Here in
the UK there are places where a small stream or brook crosses the road and
for reasons most likely lost in antiquity, no bridge over or under was
found necessary.
After a lot of wet weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a
regular car and regular amount of common sense. At other times when the
ford isn't in flood but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads
to a problem! And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives through
it becomes entertainment.
I forget what the UK Highway Code says about driving through a ford (except
you check your brakes by lightly applying them after safely passing through
it). The last time I drove through a ford I was on holiday in a rental car
and took a detour to give my kids an interesting experience (never filmed
it). I got out of the car checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inches from
memory) and drove through, very slowly.
Here's a clip of what is now a famous ford in England that his its own
Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm3vIQgBHdA
Regards
Daniel
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Happy New Year<br><div><br></d=
iv><div>Don't know if you have fords in the USA or elsewhere in the wor=
ld.=C2=A0 Here in the UK there are places where a small stream or brook cro=
sses the road and for reasons most likely lost in antiquity, no bridge over=
or under was found necessary.</div><div><br></div><div>After a lot of wet =
weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a regular car and regular a=
mount of common sense.=C2=A0 At other times when the ford isn't in floo=
d but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads to a problem!=C2=A0=
And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives through it becomes ente=
rtainment.</div><div><br></div><div>I forget what the UK Highway Code says =
about driving through a ford (except you check your brakes by lightly apply=
ing them after safely passing through it).=C2=A0 The last time I drove thro=
ugh a ford I was on holiday in a rental car and took a detour to give my ki=
ds an interesting experience (never filmed it).=C2=A0 I got out of the car =
checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inches from memory) and drove through, v=
ery slowly.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's a clip of what is now a fam=
ous ford in England that his its own Channel.<br><div><br></div><div><a hre=
f=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA";>https://www.youtube.com=
/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div></div>
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