Exactly, I have a Jeep with all all terrain tires on it, 4WD and lug tires mean nothing on ice except at very low speeds. I have twice the options to grab traction.
Scott A. Stewart ColdFusion Developer GNSI 11820 Parklawn Dr Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 770-9610 -----Original Message----- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 11:24 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Winter Pet Peeves Yeah, I have a 4x4 SUV and still don't drive like that. I've always had a 4x4 and learned very quickly that just because it has 4 wheel drive, at least on of the wheens still has to have traction for it to do much good. The 4x4 does help in most situations, however there is still a line that when you cross it you forfeit the benefits. _____ From: Dawson, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 11:16 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Winter Pet Peeves 2. SUVs that are exempt from the laws of physics. I left work at noon yesterday to get the kids from school. Since I have a rear-wheel-drive car, I took it pretty slow (35-50mpg). All these assholes (male and female) in their SUVs and 4x4s just had to pass me because I was *not* driving a similar vehicle. (I was slowing them down from their important lives and who am I to keep their SUV in a slow-moving line?) I wonder, when they end up in a ditch around a curve, if they actually thought that their vehicle is immune to physics? Sure a 4x4 can get started faster, but when on ice, it definitely takes longer to stop than my lightweight car. Also, a 4x4 won't help much when cornering on ice at highway speeds. Assholes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:186953 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
