As someone who has lived many years in Va I can attest to the lack of winter driving ability. A heavy frost will see people driving crazy. A few inches of snow and people still drive the same as when it's warm and dry - and we see all kinds of 4x4's in the ditch and way up in people's yards!
The worst is when we get ice. Normal people know nothing short of spikes will provide any traction but the Va drivers still drive like it is dry weather. They go the same speed and practice the same stopping distances. When we lived in NJ, Il and MD we saw *lots* of snow and ice. The residents of those states drove reasonably well - the NJ drivers were rude and discourteous, the Il drivers very good and in Md most people stayed home when the roads were bad! Probably the best methoid for surviving bad driving conditions. But Va drivers (and most living in the sun belt) get snow so infrequently they have no idea how to drive in it. Later ya'll - Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBTex/leather interiors on eBay - reputable? >R A Bennell wrote: >> >> Not so sure about that. Lots of slippery spots here too. Suspect we are >> just >> more accustomed to dealing with slippery. > > When my brother lived in Virginia, he was laughing at the inept drivers > the first time it snowed. (and he was driving a Chevy LUV 2x4 with fat > tires on it, so most of them had superior equipment) His girlfriend, a > local, was aghast that he would find such a natural disaster amusing. > To him, a couple inches of snow was a normal day in February, so it > was funny to watch everybody else freak out. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
