From: RULEON17@aol.com
To: m-class@moab.off-road.com
Subject: [M-Class] Bovine Tales
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:28:26 EST

Was returning from a post football barbecue with my daughter driving her Jeep 
Grand Cherokee.  It was about eight in the evening, dark, clear weather on a 
two lane winding county road.  As we crested the top of a hill at around 60 
mph, we were confronted with a large steer wandering down the middle of the 
roadway.  Her quick reflexes took us to the left, barely missing the beast.  
Unfortunately, the right front tire found the soft dirt shoulder, and the 
Jeep launched into a 540 degree roll.  When we finally came to a stop upside 
down, we unlatched the seat belts, descended to the roof and exited through 
the driver's door, which remarkably would still open.  Michelle had a couple 
of small cuts from the broken windshield, but we were both basically 
unscathed.  There was not a straight body panel left on the Jeep.  The cow 
was still in the road, calmly staring at us.  In this case, airliner landing 
lights would not have helped.  MB content: if I have to do it again, next 
time in an ML.  The ESP might have saved the day.

Bill Rule
Denver
1999 ML 430
2000 Boxster S 
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