Really sad to hear this.

Reminds me of a friend many years ago who died on the freeway.  He was
changing a tire on the driver's side of his car while on the shoulder.  A
car came by and struck him.

Never, ever change a driver's side tire on the road unless the vehicle is
way off the road beyond the shoulder.  Better to get a tow, do anything but
change a tire while the van is on the shoulder.

Drivers are actually attracted to the car on the side of the road.  I think
I heard once that people will naturally let their cars drift towards the car
on the shoulder.  It is some kind of human effect, their eyes are drawn to
the object and the car naturally follows right to it.  I think they teach
motorcycle drivers that way.  If you want to turn left, look to the left and
the cycle will follow.

Roland

2010/6/21 Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>

> Dear Fellow Vanagons
>
> this puts so much of ones day into perspective ...
> those moments when i feel sorry for my own troubles which are all minute or
> non *sequitur ....
> become ... so much bagatelle
>
> condolences to the unknown friends in their time of loss
> thanks *Bj�rn for letting us know if this ...
> yours
>
>
> > This is actually a very sad story involving a VW
> > Vanagon from Washington. They lost a container
> > from the roof rack on a fairly narrow bridge in
> > BC, turned around to retrieve it and their boy
> > ran out into oncoming traffic to get the box.
> >
> >
> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/20/bc-agassiz-boy-hit-killed.html
> >
> > Tie down the bags on your roof!
> >
> > Bj�rn
> > .
> >
> > __,_._,___
> >
>
>
> --
> roger w
> From Proverbs:
> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> servant who becomes king ...
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