Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site waltz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!waltz!meyer 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 Article-I.D.: waltz.32000006 Posted: Wed Feb 6 04:44:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 01:22:29 EST References: <120@msdc.UUCP> Lines: 24 Nf-ID: #R:msdc:-12000:waltz:32000006:000:1318 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. ============================================================================== Dane Meyer (Texas Instruments, Dallas site) ARPA: ==> Meyer%waltz%TI-CSL@CSNET-Relay CSNET: ==> Meyer@TI-CSL USENET: ==> {convex!smu, ut-sally, texsun, rice}!waltz!meyer