"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly windy
days,
you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go off the
road.

It seems like only the semis actually get blown over. You can of
course, kiss a bridge pillar, during a gust, in any number of
vehicles. If you want immunity from wind get a concrete mixer.
I have driven a VW bus of that vintage, or earlier actually. What wind
could do is bring forward progress it a near halt. Cruise in 3rd gear
and not get full revs out of it even then. To experience the true joy
of a stiff crosswind, land a tailwheel type airplane in one.

Casady

Been there, done that, gave it up and took up boating.

Eisboch