cly (01/21/83)
For what it's worth, I once found myself in a VW spinning out of control on a 4-lane freeway (spun around twice) and drifting towards a guard rail overlooking the railroad tracks about 100 feet down. All 4 lanes had cars coming at me. I said, "Oh, SHIT!". It must have worked, because I found myself sitting on the right shoulder of the road, pointing the right way, with only a stalled engine for problems (and a rapidly beating heart!).