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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (66112)	12/11/1999 6:27:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

Driving on ice even with all-wheel-drive and diff. lock isn't fun, I agree. The winter weather here in Northern Virginia is variable, some years almost no snow at all, some years blizzards and ice storms galore. The first few years we were here I drove a Pontiac LeMans (rear wheel drive), which fishtailed and shimmied in the ice, but eventually stopped - usually - but not always. The sensation of sliding sideways on a road after you hit your brakes is not one I care for. But I learned to drive in Louisiana, where the roads flood when it rains. Driving in foot deep water is a lot like driving on ice - no traction. I learned the trick of almost letting go of the steering wheel when the car starts to skid, letting the steering wheel just spin under your hands, until the car "finds its way" - then you can steer.