Carol wrote: >The problem with a longish steep climb is the car decelerates so much. Yep. Many a time going up-canyon I've had to drive around someone with a FWD going slower and slower as they attempt to keep it straight. >Harlow Hill on the way to Stowe is a classic example and I've more than >once in an "average" snow year (like last season) seen SUV's in odd >places there. Could be they had "all season" tires, not snows.. It >isn't just the 4WD, it is the tires too. A large number of SUVs are only 2WD; the operators of many 4WD SUVs run them in 2WD until it's too late; surprisingly, some other 4WD drivers appear to not know how to shift into 4WD. -marc - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html