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Old 01-11-2012, 01:02 AM   #6
Richard and Rhonda
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Slowing down helps, I agree. I also think a nice glass of Cabernet helps. Seriously, I sometimes have found a truckstop, church parking lot, Walmart, whatever to wait out the inclement condition.

Sidewinds are the trickiest, and whilst living in Tejas, I gained plenty of practice. The coach would track straight with a steering correction until one of two situations happened. The first is passing semi that shields you from the wind. Boom, the coach would side step as soon as the side wind as sheltered. Same thing would happen when going under a bridge underpass that blocked the wind. You learned to time the steering wheel boogie but it is tiring, hence the pull over and wait it out.
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