emergency landing in downtown Montreal ends well

Eduardo K. wrote:
In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:
Here in the Midwest, the first snowstorm of the year always brings a
rash of fender-benders, as folks have to re-learn how to drive in icy
conditions.


Where I live there is no snow or ice, and it only rains every 3 or 4 weeks
in winter. Just enough to get the streets oily so the first drops
of rain turn it into something very slippery.

That, added to the hundres of people who take the bus on dry days
and get their cars only on rainy days makes the first 3 hours of a rainy
day an absolute nightmare.

From hour 4 everything is so flodded traffic slows down to a complete stop
so fender benders are no longer a problem

The joys of a developing nation.

Nah, happens here, too. I learned in driver's ed about streets getting
oily, but it rained a lot where I learned to drive and I never
experienced it.

First time it rained here, I took a corner too fast and spun out...it
felt like I was driving on a solid sheet of ice. Of course, being used
to driving in snow, it was easy to recover. Scary stuff!

"Emily" wrote in message
. ..
First time it rained here, I took a corner too fast and spun out...it
felt like I was driving on a solid sheet of ice. Of course, being used
to driving in snow, it was easy to recover. Scary stuff!

I had that happen about 23 years ago while on a motorcycle... I had stopped
at a stop sign and as I took off and made the left turn, the bike came out
from underneath me... I immediately knew what caused it, but that did do any
good... I just climbed on the side of the bike and enjoyed the spin /
ride... I really do not like 2 wheeled vehicles on slippery surfaces...

("Grumman-581" wrote)
I had that happen about 23 years ago while on a motorcycle... I had
stopped at a stop sign and as I took off and made the left turn, the bike
came out from underneath me... I immediately knew what caused it, but that
did do any good... I just climbed on the side of the bike and enjoyed the
spin / ride... I really do not like 2 wheeled vehicles on slippery
surfaces...


100% identical to my 'exit ramp' experience in 1981:

Too much goose on the throttle, familiar turn, night, damp, too much packed
rubber and oily film on the pavement in that one location, a slight dip
where the two bridges didn't line up, etc, etc.

I came down 'hard' on the back of my head (helmet on that night - whew). The
bike spun out sideways - without me. Top speed: 12mph, if that.

It felt like I'd just caught a sideline 'out' pass and was turning upfield,
when Bam! ...I get drilled by the free safety. That's how quickly it
happened.

One second I'm playing with the blinker switch, next second I'm on my back,
wondering how much a new blinker assembly will cost - thank goodness for
rubber breakaway blinker mounts.


Montblack
1981 Yamaha 650 Special II