[DeTomaso] Winter Driving in Norway
msm at portata.com
msm at portata.com
Wed Oct 29 15:55:40 EDT 2008
It snowed on us a couple of times when we lived in Austin. The problem
wasn't the lack of winter driving skills; it was just plain stupidity.
People would drive the same speed and brake and turn the same way as
they usually did then were surprised when they ended up in a ditch.
-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On Behalf Of cengles at cox.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:29 AM
To: Torbjorn Harlem
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Winter Driving in Norway
Dear Torbjorn,
You wrote:
>And Yuppie to day the first snow fall, with a total chaos on the main
>roads. Several 100 cars of the road.
Please help me understand this situation. We in the subtropical zone of
Oklahoma and Texas think that all residents of Scandanavia are
completely familiar with cold, white snow material and are completely
competent to drive in it. We think that the reason one or two inches of
snow paralyzes Dallas or Oklahoma City and sends hundreds of vehicles
into ditchs, other cars and freeway retaining walls is that we do not
know how to drive in the snow. It would seem that Norwegians also have a
short memory and have to re-learn each winter, too?? I just don't see
how that can be, but several hundred Norwegians off the road don't lie.
Aren't you all supposed to be natural ice, snow and rally drivers??? ;-)
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
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