spin recovery

[jorel140@yahoo.com (Jorel Jackson)]

Your right about the obsolete techniques driver's ed
taught us. In Minnesota I have plenty of chances of
driving on ice, and as I do, I see people with ABS who
still pump their brakes. The other day this guy, in a
fwd car, was giving some advice to my wife which would
only work for a rwd car. No wonder I get spooked while
I drive out there... 



--- Rabbit16v <Rabbit16v@attbi.com> wrote:
> No, you are right.  The problem with ABS is that it
> has been drilled into us
> through driver's ed and everyone who thought they'd
> offer some constructive
> criticism that we are to let off of the brakes when
> we slide.  Now that this
> is pounded into our heads, they come out with a
> anti-locking system that
> requires you to stay on the brakes.  I am not even
> sure what my brain will
> tell my foot to do in a similar situation but what I
> do know is that
> practice is the only thing that will really make a
> difference.  I think that
> no matter what type of car you drive you should
> practice driving (in a
> parking lot or whatever) in conditions that may be
> duplicated on the road so
> you KNOW what your car/truck/van will do in
> icy/wet/snowy/dry conditions.
> HTH!!
> 
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jorel Jackson" <jorel140@yahoo.com>
> To: "volkswagen scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:52 AM
> Subject: OT: spin recovery
> 
> 
> > My wife recently crashed her Neon into a ditch.
> The
> > momentum carried her through swampy area. She cut
> a
> > swath through these cattails and received about
> $4k of
> > damage to her Neon. She came out shaken, but
> otherwise
> > all right. This happened because she hit a patch
> of
> > ice and lost control. After it was over she asked
> what
> > she should have done. I told her to press down
> firmly
> > on the ABS brakes and steer where she wanted to
> go,
> > hopefully away from that steep ditch. She told
> others
> > this, and they said I was wrong. They had no other
> > remedy, except to stay off those brakes. Was I
> wrong?
> >
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> > 1987 16V Scirocco
> > 2000 Neon ES
> > Ranger XLT
> >
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Jorel Jackson
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1987 16V Scirocco
2000 Neon ES
Ranger XLT

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