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To: Stephen O who wrote (4384)	3/31/2003 8:56:42 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 8273

You probably will believe this. I used to drive an old GM 4X4 in the vertical province and it had a breaking system that would stop the vehicle if applied nervously for about 1/4 of a mile, or if the vehicle was not going more than walking speed. Hole in the power assist, spare to leaking fluid and solid metal shoes. Basically no binders. I used to drive it about 30 or less, and gear down to approach situations, looking ahead vigilantly for at least 400 yards. At intersections I would roll up at about 3 to 4 MPH and try to gauge it for a run through. Traffic was sparse in that locale, so hazards were rare. Most things were dodgeable to one ditch or another, so stopping was superfluous. I knew if I really needed to, I could hard over the wheel and put it in a 4 wheel drift to stop. My grandfather used to park his model A that way as it had no brakes either, and I learned it was a neat trick for stopping too. In BC you have to be careful which ditch you select for off road stopping. One side usually has very poor maintenance, and is badly weeded. I had next to no close calls. It really taught defensive driving and gas seemed to last forever. I don't know that gearing down is that efficient, so it must have been the slow steady speeds and the coasting that did it. EC<:-}