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Thank you, Daniel, that is certainly entertaining and sad at the same time
in that so many drivers do not have a clue.
Thanks for sharing.
Ron.
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 at 14:34, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Happy New Year
>
> Don't know if you have fords in the USA or elsewhere in the world. Here
> in the UK there are places where a small stream or brook crosses the road
> and for reasons most likely lost in antiquity, no bridge over or under was
> found necessary.
>
> After a lot of wet weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a
> regular car and regular amount of common sense. At other times when the
> ford isn't in flood but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads
> to a problem! And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives through
> it becomes entertainment.
>
> I forget what the UK Highway Code says about driving through a ford
> (except you check your brakes by lightly applying them after safely passing
> through it). The last time I drove through a ford I was on holiday in a
> rental car and took a detour to give my kids an interesting experience
> (never filmed it). I got out of the car checked the depth (between 4 and 8
> inches from memory) and drove through, very slowly.
>
> Here's a clip of what is now a famous ford in England that his its own
> Channel.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm3vIQgBHdA
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you, Daniel, that is certainly ente=
rtaining and sad at the same time in that so many drivers do not have a clu=
e.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Ron.</div>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 at 14:34, Weslak=
e1330 via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div=
><div>Happy New Year<br><div><br></div><div>Don't know if you have ford=
s in the USA or elsewhere in the world.=C2=A0 Here in the UK there are plac=
es where a small stream or brook crosses the road and for reasons most like=
ly lost in antiquity, no bridge over or under was found necessary.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>After a lot of wet weather a ford may be impassable to any=
one with a regular car and regular amount of common sense.=C2=A0 At other t=
imes when the ford isn't in flood but an idiot in a regular car drives =
through it leads to a problem!=C2=A0 And, when the ford is in flood and an =
idiot drives through it becomes entertainment.</div><div><br></div><div>I f=
orget what the UK Highway Code says about driving through a ford (except yo=
u check your brakes by lightly applying them after safely passing through i=
t).=C2=A0 The last time I drove through a ford I was on holiday in a rental=
car and took a detour to give my kids an interesting experience (never fil=
med it).=C2=A0 I got out of the car checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inch=
es from memory) and drove through, very slowly.</div><div><br></div><div>He=
re's a clip of what is now a famous ford in England that his its own Ch=
annel.<br><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D=
bm3vIQgBHdA" target=3D"_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHd=
A</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><=
br></div><div>Daniel</div></div></div>
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