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Old 09-01-2013, 07:45 AM   #214 (permalink)
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I can tell you from experience that one of the most exciting near death experience's I have ever had was in a 1964 VW van which is basically a shoe box on wheels. A sudden side gust blew us from our lane past the oncoming traffic lane onto the shoulder of the road
I had a vw van for a service vehicle once. It was the most dangerous vehicle on the road due to way too much sail area in front of the front wheels. In any snowy conditions, the wind could push the front end to blow you off of the road.
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