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Article #560Re: I-95 Pileup - News Says "Sudden" Storm
From: John Gilmer
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 22:55
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 22:55
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> And how about a low gear, the engine acts a break. Using the engire to brake on ice can get you into trouble. If you leave it is high gear the engine doesn't impart much torgue to the wheels and you may be OK. If you downshift you can force the driving wheel to go slower that the car and effectively force a skid. If you have a front wheel drive car you lose steering. The BEST way to slow down is pump the brakes if you have regular brakes or apply slight brake pressure. You traction on ice is about 10% or less of dry traction. If you are going down a hill will more than a 10% grade and hit ice you are no longer driving if you try to stop. You best best would be to hit something cheap before you pick up much speed! > Wonder how many were like > that guy who was bragging about red lining in the snow? Oh, that's easy to do. Back when I was young and foolish I had the speed meter read 40 mph while the car just stood there with a whell spinning! > > -- > Frederick E. Jorden http://fejcpapc.com/ > Frederick E. Jorden, CPA PC > 10049 Midlothian Tpk - 2-H Richmond, VA 23235 EMAIL fejcpa@erols.com > (804) 320-6210 FAX (804) 320-6211 > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,83396174fabd0d9d X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,83396174fabd0d9d X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public X-Google-Thread: fb785,a23c8adadfccee43 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb785,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-24 16:38:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!logbridge.uoregon.edu!nntp.newsfirst.net!dingus.crosslink.net!not-for-mail From: "John Gilmer" <gilmer@crosslink.net> Newsgroups: va.general,dc.general,dc.driving References: <3A95B23E.8851D8FB@kg.hsanet.net> <3A95C1E7.858C0236@ix.netcom.com> <3A95E3A3.E53CD7AB@kg.hsanet.net> <9qad9t8tk4bgqklkudocktgg13nban8n5j@4ax.com> <3A96C0C2.3275FC40@kg.hsanet.net> <1KAl6.57$FS3.8904@sjc-read.news.verio.net> <3a971a04$0$14831@dingus.crosslink.net> <3A97C9A0.39D09360@erols.com> Subject: Re: I-95 Pileup - News Says "Sudden" Storm Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:55:18 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Lines: 34 Message-ID: <3a9852f5$0$15880@dingus.crosslink.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.199.164.142 X-Trace: dingus.crosslink.net 983061237 15880 207.199.164.142