Unintended meanderings (Kneale Brownson)

[Tom Winter]

Kneale - get here alive and I'll buy you a beer. . .

Tom 95 S6 Avant (in Colorado)


> From: Kneale Brownson <kneale at knitknacks.com>
> Subject: Unintended meanderings

> So we're buzzing along in the center lane at 70 on I94 just east of
> Chicago on our belated run to Colorado for the winter, me driving the
> 200q20v avant loaded to the roof in the back, my wife trailing in the
> S8, when I almost get sideswiped by a really fast car in the fast lane
> and I jerked the wheel to the right just a bit too vigorously.  Looked
> like a Nascar highlight in the making as I lost control and swerved back
> and forth across the three traffic lanes and two service lanes, barely
> missing the concrete barriers on each side, Nokians screaming.  I'm
> flailing away trying to counter steer each tail wag.  I'm sure the extra
> weight is contributing to the issue.  My wife says I did two donut and
> traveled "way down the road" sideways.  We both thought about the car
> rolling.  I think I did two full traverses with just one donut at the
> end when I finally applied the brakes because I thought I'd slowed
> enough the brakes might help.
>