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On 2004-09-05 said:
Loss of a wheel, which this is very close to, has been shown to
inevitably result in complete loss of control of the vehicle and
a serious accident. I agree, how stupid can one be. Driving for 3
weeks with a major component taped together?
I was once given a beat up loaner car to use while my car was in a
repair shop. Not 5 minutes into my drive one of the front wheels
came off! Well, I was going less than 30 mph but it was still a very
frightening (and jarring) experience. Had I been traveling down a
highway at higher speeds, I can only imagine the outcome.

Been there done that.

My wife and I were heading back for Iowa after taking her youngest
daughter and family back to the Memphis Tn area. On highway 61 about
canton Mo. we stopped at a rest area to get a couple of hours of sleep
then headed on. I was asleep on the back seat of our van.

WE had a front tire on the right side that we were sure was going to
go about any time. I awoke to find us crashing down the road,
thinking that when that tire blew the wheel split and we were really
in deep doo doo. COme to find out when we brought it to a stop safely
on the side of the road that the wheel had come off. Btw the tire was
still good.

What saved us was the fact that the wife didn't touch the brakes. Had
she I'm sure we would have flipped over.

The fun part was getting the now disabled vehicle out of there. WE
were on a blind curve on a hill. I don't carry a cell phone, but had
my trusty vhf ham rig. A local ham radio repeater had all sorts of
bells and whistles so I figured it had automatic 911 interconnect if I
just punched those digits. I was right and was soon connected with a
911 operator in Adams COunty Illinois. AFter she figured out what was
going on and got straight on all that she relayed my information to
MIssouri state patrol who sent us a tow truck.

Richard Webb,
Electric SPider Productions, New Orleans, La.
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