Originally posted by Cobra:
Possibly, but it would be harder. Basically what happened was the down-shift created major engine braking. It was similar to pulling the e-brake. On a FWD car, it would be like slamming on the front brakes only. I would think if you did loose traction you would plow forward instead of fish-tailing. With a Contour the Diff would prolly shatter, then the tranny would lock right up and thus the front wheels.



that's what i was thinking. it seems the spin is what induced the roll. in FWD, he would have probably plowed and hit head-on. i think the head-on is a bit more predictable.

but he was so lucky to begin with, he could have had *more* injuries if the air bag went off: burns, eye iritation, etc.


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