off topic / traction control

[Pat Ford]

 No that is a learned response! the instintive on is the one that created your 
first agricultural excursion, you learned from it most drivers didn't

Previously, you (justin ivan) wrote:
{ My instinctive response is slowly let off the gas, don't touch the brake and 
{ be careful and gentle with the steering wheel. I really wish that the 
{ licensing structure here in america was more strict. Should have to pass a 
{ special test to drive a SUV etc.

and have 'special' classes ie

90 year on oxygen shouldn't drive on 4 lane hiways, and shouldn't drive in rush      hour with out proven competence

hi speed ratings for drivers who are tested at speed, in certain cars. I hate being reduced to the lowest common competence level

{ Then again in America we have to have a license to drive, a license to 
{ hunt....
{ maybe we should have a license to pro-create.

here here

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{ 
{ >From: Pat Ford <pford at qnx.com>
{ >Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
{ >To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
{ >Subject: Re: off topic / traction control
{ >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 08:26:27 -0500 (EST)
{ >
{ >panicing, what the instinctive response when something bad happens ? lock 
{ >the brake ( then a flat/blown irte is totaly scary). I had a 4dr subaru 
{ >blow a rear tire last year. I didn't even notice a difference in handling 
{ >in a straight line.
{ >  I blew a tire of my 2dr tracker (lr tire again) and it was VERY scary. I 
{ >think the driver makes 80% of a difference and the car 20%
{ >
{ >Previously, you (justin ivan) wrote:
{ >{ ahh maybe you are right C&D it was. Either way, yeah the test could have 
{ >had
{ >{ more scenarios but it is interesting. I wonder what some people are doing
{ >{ out there on the road? I had a tread separation on a full size conversion
{ >{ van and I had no trouble controling it, yet just the other week I saw a 
{ >full
{ >{ size van upside down on it's roof, and a couple of miles later, a jeep
{ >{ cherokee on it's side. What the hell are these people doing?
{ >{
{ >{
{ >{ >From: "Jason R. Haines" <jhaines at lingenfelter.com>
{ >{ >Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
{ >{ >To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
{ >{ >Subject: Re: off topic / traction control
{ >{ >Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:08:45 -0500
{ >{ >
{ >{ >....snip.....
{ >{ > > which did anyone hear that Ford settled another claim with the whole
{ >{ > > Firestone Debate? No $figure was given but the Lady was looking for 
{ >$100
{ >{ > > million. Also, did anyone see the Motor Trend article where they took 
{ >an
{ >{ > > explorer, "blew out" (dumped all pressure in <1 sec) the rear drivers
{ >{ >tire
{ >{ >@
{ >{ > > 70 mph with no hands on the wheel and the truck didn't flip? Thought 
{ >it
{ >{ >was
{ >{ > > more then interesting
{ >{ >
{ >{ >I think the article you are talking about was in Car & Driver. The 
{ >previous
{ >{ >month they discussed some of the statistics of the whole tire failure
{ >{ >issue.
{ >{ >Pretty interesting although I would have liked to have seen the testing
{ >{ >done
{ >{ >with front tire "blow outs" and a heavily loaded vehicle (and maybe even
{ >{ >some turning occurring when the blow out occurred).
{ >{ >
{ >{ >Jason
{ >{ >
{ >{ >
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Pat Ford                           email: pford at qnx.com
QNX Software Systems, Ltd.           WWW: http://www.qnx.com
(613) 591-0931      (voice)         mail: 175 Terence Matthews          
(613) 591-3579      (fax)                 Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2M 1W8

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