It could have been much worse.
As my family sport utility vehicle slid sideways in a snow storm, I remembered the words of my high school driving instructor: “If you’re going to crash, aim for something soft.”
But, there was nothing soft to the right side of Highway 115 just outside of Cañon City, Colo., and I wasn’t having much luck aiming. There was a snowplow to my right and two trucks in front of me that had veered into my lane to avoid hitting a car in front of them. I broke right, missed the plow, fishtailed and then gained control just in time to see I was headed for a drainage pipe.
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