ON TWO OCCASSIONS, IT WAS NECESSARY TO BRING THE SAAB TO A QUICK STOP ON THE FREEWAY. ON 3/25/00, I NEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, GOING 65 MPH AND THE CAR SEEMED TO ALMOST SLIDE, NOT GRIPPING THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS, AND HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOPS IN THE PAST, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. I BELIEVE THE SAAB 9-3'S SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR ABILITY TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DRIVE ON I 80 NYC TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA DURING WEEK DAYS AND THERE IS NO TRAVEL I WOULD RECORD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT INVOLVING HIGH SPEEDING TRUCKS (ESPECIALLY FROM OUT OF NY STATE) WHICH ENDANGERED MY LIFE IN MANY OCCASIONS. I AM COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS TYPE OF SPEED ANOMALY SINCE LAST TIME WHEN DRIVING WEST ON I80, ON THE LEFT LANE PASSING ANOTHER TRUCK AT 68 MPH, WHEN A TRAILER-TRUCK FROM OUT OF STATE TAILGATED ME SO CLOSE HE ALMOST TOUCHED ME WHILE TRYING TO FORCE ME TO OVER-SPEED-PEED. SCARED TO DEATH I CONTINUOUSLY BLEW THE HORN WHICH RATHER HAD HIM CONTINUE CLOSING-IN TO THE POINT OF CONTACT. ANOTHER TIME A TRAILER COMING FROM RIGHT LANE WHILE I WAS PARALLEL TO HIM HE STARTED CHANGING TO LEFT LANE AND PUSHED ME OUT ON THE SHOULDER (LUCKY TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE) AND CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION. PLEASE CONSIDER INTRODUCING NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO REDUCE THE TRUCK HIGHWAY SPEED BY AT LEAST 10 MPH LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS COMMON STANDARD IN EUROPE AND SAVES LIFES. *KB