Close call

John S. Lagnese jlagnese at massed.net
Sat Feb 18 20:48:23 EST 2006


This happened in a suddenly wide open section of the highway. Falt on both
sides and open to the ocean.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Kowalski" <hypereutectic1 at gmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Close call


> Whew!  Thank your lucky stars for quick reaction times, a stable,
> forgiving chassis that doesn't like to snap-spin, and a drivetrain that
puts
> power to the ground effectively.  It was VERY windy in parts of the
> Northeast -- I'm in southern MA about 45 miles from Hartford and
apparently
> a semi blew off the road and went over sideways on I-84 not too far from
> here!  BTW a very quick and dirty back of the envelope calculation just
told
> me that a 70MPH wind gust will exert approximately 4100 pounds of force on
> the side of a typical 53 foot container.  If the wind is gusting, the
driver
> suddenly has to deal with more than two tons of force trying to move his
rig
> into the next lane.
>
> My '87 5KCSTQ has earned my love and devotion three times so far this
winter
> in the snow we've had.  Last winter it earned its keep by serving as an
> impromptu tow vehicle for a pickup truck that got stuck near my former
> residence in Chicago, and this winter esp. on the unimproved roads I
> sometimes have to travel on I wouldn't drive anything else.
>
> Very glad you're safe.
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