IF YOUR HOOD FLIES UP WHILE DRIVING -
Make sure you always carry several bungee straps in your car. Then, fasten the underside of the hood securely to the supports under your bumper to keep the hood down. If your windshield shattered, you're just gonna have to replace it. Take my advice on this one, it happened to me 3 times. Turns out, it was a faulty hood latch.
HOW NOT TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER -
If the person in front of you is driving too cautiously (i.e. slower than molasses), DO NOT PASS. Just be patient. That slushy stuff in the middle of the road may seem harmless enough, but it is slippery. Do NOT, i repeat do NOT listen to any passengers in your car who tell you that its okay to pass. Then, do NOT prove to them that you are right about how slippery the slush is by venturing INTO the slush, losing control of your car, sliding sideways, barely missing a telephone pole, and solidly hitting a tree. Trust me on this.
P.S. My hood latch got damaged as a result of slamming into a tree . . . i wonder how that happened . . .
You didn't check the latch after the second time?
This happened to my best friend's boyfriend. They were going down the shore and they got gas before they left and the guy checked the oil for him..and didnt close the hood. Yeah, when they hit the highway the window shattered.
RICHARD "you can't latch the hood too tight if you don't take the oil can out, you no selling waste of space. i swear, you are worthless!"