From: "John Oellrich" 

James,

If you drive an automatic there is always power applied to the driven
wheels, unless you shift in to neutral. It always amazes me how few people
know to shift in to neutral when braking and/or turning in very slippery
conditions in two wheel drive cars.

--
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net


"James Adams"  wrote in message
news:3E22C121.E00F9901{at}compuserve.com...
> > It helps you stop too, it keeps the front wheels from locking up while
the
> > rear wheels are still pushing.
> >
>
> 'Fraid you lost me there.  If you're braking why would the rear wheels
> still be pushing?

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