On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 04:11:50PM -0700, Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote: > On May 19, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Lan Barnes wrote: > > >Maybe not go, but have a fail-over. If my (digitized) antilock brakes > >(which I like) go, my brakes still stop the car. I have to press like a > >lead-footed elephant, but they work. > > I'm all for computer-controlled variable assistance for power steering. > > I'd happily cheer for fully electronically controlled > throttle/accellerator pedals. > > I think it's really smart to have computer-controlled regenerative > braking systems on hybrids and electrics. > > But, damnit, if some nutjob sets off an EMP near while I'm driving, and > fries everything more complicated than a toggle switch, there had damn > well better be a mechanical linkage between the steering wheel and the > steering wheels and a real hydraulic circuit between the brake pedal > and the brakes.
It's what I'm sayin' ... > > Remember: If performing an emergency stop from 65mph in a Shelby Cobra > requires only 55lbs of pedal force, you should be able to stop any car > in a panic with up to 200-250lbs of pedal force. After all, you can > hold yourself up on one leg while carrying a child, right? ;) Barely :-( But my daughter is gravity enhanced. > > Gregory > > -- > Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OpenPGP Key ID: EAF4844B keyserver: pgpkeys.mit.edu > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
