Photo in our local paper this morning of an accident scene in Ottawa. 3 college kids killed - driver and a couple of the passengers. 5 in it all together. 1 is badly hurt and one walked away. It was a 2nd generation 4Runner that got nailed by a transit bus in an intersection. Photo shows passenger side but it must have been T boned on the driver's side by the looks of it. Not much protection when you get hit by something high and big. So keep your eyes open and be careful out there.

Randy

As long as I can remember, mom has carried a VW key on her keyring. When I was younger, I asked her why, since we had never owned a WV.

Turns out my Mom was driving over Gauley Mountain in southern WV and a school bus came out of control around an icy turn and hit three cars, including mom's 67 Beetle.

Of the three cars, two got rolled off the road and rolled down the side of the mountain, killing all the passengers.

Her little Beetle was so short and squat, while it got creamed, it never did roll.

She keeps it as her lucky charm. Pretty cool. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Talk about being lucky!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

My cousin had a VW Beetle and the studded snow tire was stowed in the front (cause the engine being in the rear). Turns out that the spare in front acted as a buffer during impact and saved her life.

During Icy roads in Washington State---

She was lucky! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />