Things aren't much different in Toronto. We may not get as much snow as Buffalo NY but when it does snow people suffer from temporary amnesia. Only SUV's end up in the ditches here too, I guess that reminds them that SUV doesn't stand for Superman's Utility Vehicle. Thats what happens when you think you're invincible.
Drive Safe, Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]> To: "VW 16v Digest" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:29 AM Subject: [a2-16v-list] Revised Washington DC Traffic Laws > For those of you who were unaware, the Washington DC area is being > inundated with a bizzard of Biblical proportions - at last check a > max. of 9 inches by this afternoon. Being a dutiful egg, I drove to > work and unlike so many other DC area drivers, I made it without > incident (knock on wood). If I wasn't convinced before, I'm > thoroughly convinced now that DC area drivers are absolute morons!! > My favorites were the pickup trucks with snowplows cruising at 50 mph > (I averaged about 35 mph) and the Honduh Civic hogging the left-side > of the Beltline at a whopping 20 mph!! > > The new traffic laws are: > > If driving an AWD or 4WD vehicle, drive as RAPIDLY as possible (as if > it were dry), cutting off as many lesser vehicles en route. After > vehicle rolls over, contact the tire and vehicle manufacturers (via > your attorney) to instigate a lawsuit stating that you weren't > sufficiently warned about the dangers of AWD/4WD and slippery > conditions. > > If driving a RWD vehicle, drive as SLOWLY as possible in the centre > of the roadway, obstructing all other lanes to keep anyone from > passing. When forced off the road by an AWD or 4WD vehicle, contact > Law Enforcement immediately to report YOURSELF as a moving hazard. > > If driving a FWD vehicle of any sort, drive as RAPIDLY as possible > until the vehicle spins out of control. After placing all the > damaged pieces back in the vehicle, continue in the same manner. > > If the aforementioned fails, immediately pull over into the nearest > ditch - if a ditch is unavailable, a divider wall or guardrail will > suffice. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
