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In article <1992Dec17.045418.22907@eskimo.com> wix@eskimo.com (Dennis Wicks) writes:
>
>If you have a _front_wheel_ drive, keep your front wheels pointed
>down the highway and give it a little gas, and you will quickly
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>be on your way.

If only I could!

This brings to mind my favorite Snowy Weather Imbecile - the 5 MPH Driver.
Starting up a hill?  Go 5 MPH.  Going down a hill?  Go 5 MPH.  Coming
to a slight rise?  Better get it down to 5 MPH before you start up.
Last night I got behind one of these safety-conscious folk going down
the Rosedale Hill on the Peninsula - 5 MPH is fine at the crest, but
by the time you're 1/4 mile down the 25% grade, your rear end gets
tired of going that slow and wants to lead for a while.  Can't pass on
the curves, and of course the ditches on both sides are littered with
the automotive carcasses of those who had previously tried to make it
up or down the hill at 5 MPH.  I made it down OK, but the guy in the
Cadillac who has sitting parked at the bottom of the hill (why?  Don't
know - he started moving again when the car in front of me was about
300 feet away - probably wondered what was taking us so long.) should
have been ritually disemboweled, too.  MOMENTUM!  MOMENTUM!  MOMENTUM!
The three things to keep in mind when driving in the snow.  It will
either work for you or against you.  If you can't figure it out stay home!

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