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Old 12-24-2008, 04:38 PM   #5
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Portions of I95 were closed late last night and this morning because of black ice on the overpasses causing accidents. I've hit black ice at 35-40 mph a couple of times and gotten sideways and gone back and forth and saved it each time. I have no intention of going through that ever again. The scariest was in a 1988 4Runner in 4WD! I hit the black ice and was completely sideways at 40 mph and staring at 5-6 foot snowdrifts on either side of the narrow road. I hit the clutch and steered the slide back and let out the clutch just as it got straight and it grabbed traction. I thought we were going to roll over if we hit dry pavement while going sideways. It was a good test of the old heart!
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