Us Lake Wobegone types, on the other hand — every one of us an above-average driver — can just turn ’em off.
The good news is that either way, you win. Elsewhere in this story we’ve listed the ratios of both the TH350 and the 700R4/4L60E. While the 3.06:1 First-gear ratio would appear to be an advantage over the TH350’s 2.52:1, the downside with the deeper First is the major rpm drop in the 1-2 and 2-3 gear changes that the 700R4/4L60 force upon you. At part throttle, this is only a minor issue since converter slippage absorbs most of the difference.
The point: someone’s gonna integrate/reproduce accident avoidance systems on a scale that lowers the price to cheap(ish)…Â but it’s gonna take time.
There are more than four million hybrid vehicles in the U.S. All of them are equipped with brakes and wheel bearings. When servicing hybrid vehicles, it is critical that the hybrid or regenerative brake systems be disabled. It should also be a common practice to remove the keys from the vehicle and place them in an area that is far enough away from the vehicle, as some hybrid systems will sense if the key is near. As the driver approaches the vehicle, some vehicles will not only unlock the doors, but also activate systems like brakes and the drivetrain.
We recently removed my mother’s driving license. She has driven over 65 years without an at fault accident. As the Doctor explained to her “every driver is a good driver until the second that they are not”. These mandatory safety devices help to delay or prevent that split second.
I like the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) on my ’18 Sportwagen. Makes long interstate drives a bit more mellow, plus I speed far less.
I was rather happy to find my ’17 Focus ST rather devoid of the usual “safety suite”… I previously had a ’13 Ford Edge Limited equipped with every bell & whistle. I found them more of a distraction than an assistance. The adaptive cruise would pick up vehicles in the adjacent lanes while going around a curve & slam on the brakes. The BLIS indicators become obscured in heavy traffic at night… yada yada yada. It used to drive me nuts when alarms would start going off while driving, & you have to figure out which one it is. I’d rather focus on my surroundings than try to interpret all of the warning bells/chimes.
If grandpa wants those safety systems for his vehicle, then he can buy them for HIS vehicle. Passively forcing others to do the same through regulation is wrong.
1. Exhaust. What is an ice-cream-cone-style restrictor doing in the muffler? It makes it more manageable than the KTM but restricts the power everywhere.2. Airbox. We love the air filter system but think the airbox is choked down. We drill holes.3. Graphics. What graphics?4. Clutch. We don’t trust the Magura slave unit seal and replace it with a Brembo on day one.5. Frame. The more rigid frame is not good for mere mortals. We have to go softer on the suspension settings than we did last year to get the same comfort level.6. Airbox cover. It comes off without tools, but it’s length means you really have to tug it hard (and sometimes the insert receiver pops out—we carry spares).
ABS and lane departure protects the driver of the car too, or are you saying that your driving abilities are such that you can do a better job of modulating wheel lock up than a computer than can do it on an individual wheel basis?
"Brakes completely failed while trying to stop from 35 mph at a stop sign entered highway 260 in overgaard AZ – crossed the highway applying full pressure on brake pedal and using parking brake – came to a stop and checked the fluid level all brake fluid was gone, added 12 oz of dot 4 fluid and backed the truck up and parked in a another place to check for leaks – checked the level and all fluid was gone again."
Hope this software fix takes care of it. Sure beats the heck out of burning Ford trucks and death wobbling Ram trucks, though.
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