> > I used to have a 1973 Plymouth Fury III (or 2), when the engine died > > the steering locked up (ugh), > > Yikes! Why? Totally hydraulic steering?
Probably just a piece of junk =] Seriously, I have no idea, maybe Chrysler figured it was a "safety feature" for the steering to lock when the car was shut off. Makes it impossible to push if your stuck too. > I really do think it's a good idea to go somewhere flat without > any obstacles, and to test how a car drives in various situations. > Turn off the engine and try to steer. Same again but brake... Been there done that, every rainy season, I coast through many situations =] Braking is another story, mine turn to manual brakes iirc. > If I were to write the software to control steering of a car, I'd > also really want a mechanical fallback system. To the point where > if I could get away with it, I'd refuse to write the software w/o > such a fallback system in place. hehe, I wouldn't want to drive my software. -- Gossamer Axe [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
