I revisited this thread and thought: How would I go about running these tests and creating awareness for this issue? A dynamometer would cover the vast majori

I revisited this thread and thought: How would I go about running these tests and creating awareness for this issue? A dynamometer would cover the vast majority of what they wanted to show. There was no need to create the danger they created with this vehicle. They really didn't know how the driver would react, "don't freak out" guarantees nothing. A professional driver (like a stunt driver) would have been far more appropriate. The business about disabling the breaks should have been done a pile of hay bundles or something like that in front of the car. For exposure they could have contacted any number of TV stations or networks who would have jumped on this immediately. In all, the choices they made were reckless, stupid, dangerous and potentially criminal. I don't doubt their tech credentials at all. They are tech-smart people, no question about that. However, they have proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that they are poster children for that stereotype of socially clueless engineers and/or the other stereotype of scientists/engineers who are so into what they are doing that they are completely blind to the idea that they could seriously harm people through their careless actions or inaction.