Interesting TV over the weekend.
I saw 3 TV's that the weight police would have had a heart attack this past weekend. First was a new Ram 1500 with 20" wheels towing a Montana, 2nd was a Toyota Tacoma towing a smaller 5th wheel, and ...
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rjstractor wrote:
How a driver reacts to a certain situation is probably just as important as reaction speed. My 16 year old daughter certainly has faster reflexes than my 72 year old father, but when a tire blows on a 20,000 lb. pickup and trailer combination, I want my dad behind the wheel because he will instinctively take the correct actions (because he's had it happen once or twice over the years) whereas my daughter would likely panic and have no idea what to do.
On the other hand, if your daughter had had this happen, your dad has not, then you would want your daughter at the wheel.
issue with this is, until it happens to you, you have no idea how to handle it, other than what you have been told. Even then, it might take a time or two to really be used to it per say. Not that I want to get used to a tire blowing on my driving down the road, no matter how light etc the rig is! Even a tire going out on a 15-20 lb bicycle can be interesting depending upon the where and how it blew etc. Having been there done that!
marty
