On 11-Jan-2005, "riverman" wrote:

gives you a 'sway' if you have a sidewind

Gotcha.

It also
distributes the weight evenly on the car: otherwise you ride like you have a
loaded rear end.

Ditto - but in winter with many cars, that's a good thing. 'Course paddling
when there's snow and ice is only for us crazy folk.

Mike