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Re: I-95 Pileup - News Says "Sudden" Storm

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From: John Jasen
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 23:35

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Diamond Dave  <bbscornerSPAMBLOCK@juno.com> wrote:
> Funny thing was that I saw several SUVs in ditches and in median
> strips. Guess having a SUV isn't as cracked up as it seems to be.
> 
> I guess SUV owners think that having one gives them a license to go
> down a snow and ice covered road as fast as they want to. They learned
> their lesson the hard way.

Strange ... when I had an SUV, I didn't have a problem in snow.

Granted, I still don't, in a front wheel drive car, but that might be more 
because I know what I'm doing -- unlike the main bulk of drivers in the DC 
metro area.

--
-- John E. Jasen (jjasen1@umbc.edu)
-- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't.

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From: jjasen1@umbc.edu (John Jasen)
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Subject: Re: I-95 Pileup - News Says "Sudden" Storm
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