Matt Broze wrote: >Yakima used to make a magnetic device that mounted on your hood. The wind >held it flat until you slowed way down and then it popped up to warn you >there was something on your roof rack. I once got one for a girlfriend after >the second time I straightened the tray on her bike rack back out (for the >same reason you wrote). The bike would land behind the car when it sprung >off. If I recall the bike survived the first time but the second time bent >the frame. > > I use the full garage method myself. Many years ago (1970s) I knew a family that always owned VW vans, one after another. When they needed a 2nd car they bought a little station wagon. One day, Mom was coming home from work and swung in to park at the grocery store. The parking was nose-in to the side of the building. She had driven the VWs for so many years that she was used to parking with her body only about 3-4 feet from the wall. Unfortunately this day she was so preoccupied that she didn't realize she was in the little wagon, and she rammed the brick wall as she was aiming to park it withthe front bumber about 2-3 feet inside the wall. Ouch. True story. GaryJ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 08 2005 - 20:43:10 PST
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