> I was a passenger in a car when the distributor ate itself at 70 mph. Must've been one toothy distributor > We were able to steer the car to the side of the road and stop. A > bit worrying, but it wasn't a problem.
I used to have a 1973 Plymouth Fury III (or 2), when the engine died the steering locked up (ugh), it had a bad stalling problem, used to freak me out when I drove down the freeway and thought about it. what happens if I'm going (at that time) 55 and the engine quits and the steering locks up? Luckily my Mustang will coast, no steering lockup but the power steering goes away and it's difficult to steer but managable, and more pushable than the Plymouth boat I had. > I was a passenger in a car when the front-right axle fell off. Only > through sheer blind luck was a serious accident avoided. (It was > right in front of a elementary school, during recess!) You were very lucky, your guardian angel was watching out for you (or someone). > Losing power can be dangerous (if this had happened as we were > crossing some railroad tracks, say...), but not nearly as dangerous > as losing steering (or braking). Very, but computer based cars or 100% mechanical cars it does happen. > > -Stewart "I write software. Therefore, I don't trust it." Stremler > do you not trust the software you write? > -Judy -- Gossamer Axe [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
