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One of the interesting slides points out that a failsafe in the system wouldn't actually work if the driver was pumping the brakes. Drivers who are used to anti
by ubernostrum 12y ago
One of the interesting slides points out that a failsafe in the system wouldn't actually work if the driver was pumping the brakes. Drivers who are used to anti-lock braking systems -- i.e., younger drivers -- probably will not pump the brakes, but drivers who learned on cars which didn't have anti-lock brakes -- older drivers -- are probably more likely to do so.
Which could account for some of the alleged age discrepancies, beyond the incident involving the police officer, which cannot be blamed on age/confusion.
- jacquesm 12y agoIs it known why he did not turn off the ignition?
- ufo 12y agoAccording to mr. Koopman's presentation, turning off the ignition turns of the steering assist and would be a bad idea. The recommended workaround would be to shift to neutral.
- jccooper 12y agoApparently it was one of those "push button" ignition systems, which you have to hold down for three seconds to kill while in motion. Probably the driver didn't know that, or didn't hold the button long enough in a highly stressful situation. The "old-fashioned" key ignition would have provided a much clearer interface to killing the engine. As would shifting into neutral, which is the obvious other option; dunno if there was a reason that wouldn't work.