I guess I was about 16 and was driving a '77 Chrysler station wagon with a 440. School let out early due to 4 inches of fresh snow with more on the way. Me and the neighbor kid are going down a city street and see a school bus ahead letting off some kids. Well, I begin to slow down, but not enough. Then a bit of panic set in and I romped the brakes. Needless to say, my front bumper made good, solid contact with the back end of the bus-the very bus I would have been on had I not been driving.
The cop asked me how fast I was driving. I knew the speed limit, so that's what I told him. He said it was too fast andthat I should slow down on slick roads. Luckily, I knew enough to keep my mouth shut, but my thought was, "well, I was actually doing 5 over,but that is slow compared to how I normally drive this street."
Oh, and the neighbor kid decided to get on the bus instead of riding on home with me.
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