Re: 'I think I need a psychiatrist' contest (fwd)

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

>Then, in the UK, legal considerations outweigh practical ones.  Do 
>everything 
>possible to avoid rear-ending the guy in front.  In the UK, spin the 
>steering 
>wheel to the left so that your impact on the guy in front is _obviously_ 
>caused 
>by the impact you had from behind.
>  
>Otherwise, the guy behind can claim that you stopped unreasonably quickly by

>running into the stationary vehicle in front of you.

In the US PLEASE spin the wheel to the RIGHT towards the shoulder.  In my 
situation I had a gaurd rail to the left and cars to the right So leaving 
the steering wheel alone was the best choice.


Later!


Eric Fletcher S.O.C.
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO

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