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upsidedown@downunder.com wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:26:40 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
> <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat>  wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:14:33 -0700, the renowned John Larkin
>> <jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:19:16 -0700 (PDT), "David L. Jones"
>>> <altzone@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Word has just filtered through Twitter that Bob Pease was killed in a
>>>> car accident.
>>>> This one by the sounds of it:
>>>> http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18310586?source=rss&nclick_check=1
>>>>
>>>> In a sad twist, it is reported that he was returning from Jim Willam's
>>>> memorial.
>>>>
>>>> A sad week indeed.
>>>>
>>>> RIP Bob Pease.
>>>>
>>>> Dave.
>>>
>>> That would be ironic, if he died in a single-car accident, not wearing
>>> a seat belt. He "wrote the book" on safe driving.
>>>
>>> John
>>
>> Assuming it happened.. and if it was accidental.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Spehro Pefhany
>
> The accident report did not specify the condition of the road surface.
>
> The VW Beatle with the engine behind, is really nasty to drive on wet
> or icy surfaces.
>
> In bad weather conditions VW Beatle is like driving a hammer with the
> handle in front of you and the back is trying to overtake you :-)
>

Not if you perform good threshold braking. You learn to keep your
intervals in a Bug. And if you have discs in the front, they shut down 
pretty quickly.

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Les Cargill