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From: meyer@waltz.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Frozen-Weather Driving Questions
Message-ID: <32000006@waltz.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 04:44:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  6 04:44:00 1985
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Nf-From: waltz!meyer    Feb  6 03:44:00 1985

Dan,
  Sounds to me from your description that you did all the right things and
the lady doing donuts in front of you was totally at fault.  Since you were
going up a hill, slowing down to less than the 30-35 mph may have caused you
to not make the hill.  On glare ice, there is very little that you can do
to take any evasive actions.  If you had a bit of time, you could have
avoided the brakes altogether and just tried to slowly steer away from the
problem.  But from your description, she was right in front of you -- and
there was nothing that could be done then.  

  Definitely, don't let them put the screws to you -- this should be 
paid by THEIR insurance.  Your insurance company should be backing you
all the way!

  Although I am from Dallas now, I have lived in the ice and snow for
most of my life in Michigan.
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Dane Meyer  (Texas Instruments, Dallas site)
                                                                 
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