Posted by I am Tosk on February 3, 2010, 12:11 pm
In article <e7be78ae-a067-4aa8-927e-028aa5561d41
@j31g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, dfhyman@optonline.net says...
>
> I'm afraid I may be having too much fun watching this Toyota debacle
> unfold. I have always thought that fly by wire systems were a sketchy
> proposition. Did they sub it out to Lucas?
>
> Would you want a fly by wire throttle on your bike?
> I guess it wouldn't be optional on an electric bike.
>
> Seth flew by wire.
Did you hear the recently released 911 call from the father of a family
of 4 as their car hit the end of the freeway at 120 mph? It was chilling
hearing the pleas' for help and the final screams of his family as they
hit the barrier and went over the cliff. I heard it the other day and
still shake when I think of it..
Scotty RMR..
Posted by JayC on February 3, 2010, 12:16 pm
> > Did you hear the recently released 911 call from the father of a family
> of 4 as their car hit the end of the freeway at 120 mph? It was chilling
> hearing the pleas' for help and the final screams of his family as they
> hit the barrier and went over the cliff. I heard it the other day and
> still shake when I think of it..
The real shame is that the guy, a police officer, was too unfamiliar
with operating a vehicle to put it into neutral when the throttle
stuck. That technique is taught in driver's ed in high school.
Instead, they made a cell phone call.
JayC
Posted by I am Tosk on February 3, 2010, 12:24 pm
In article <6682aaac-3e39-40b6-a15c-679de7891715
@b35g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, jwc@sysmatrix.net says...
>
> > > Did you hear the recently released 911 call from the father of a family
> > of 4 as their car hit the end of the freeway at 120 mph? It was chilling
> > hearing the pleas' for help and the final screams of his family as they
> > hit the barrier and went over the cliff. I heard it the other day and
> > still shake when I think of it..
>
> The real shame is that the guy, a police officer, was too unfamiliar
> with operating a vehicle to put it into neutral when the throttle
> stuck. That technique is taught in driver's ed in high school.
> Instead, they made a cell phone call.
>
> JayC
Yup, I keep thinking about that. He panicked and killed his whole
family...
Scotty RMR
Posted by Dean H on February 3, 2010, 1:40 pm
> In article <6682aaac-3e39-40b6-a15c-679de7891715
> @b35g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, j...@sysmatrix.net says...
> > > > Did you hear the recently released 911 call from the father of a family
> > > of 4 as their car hit the end of the freeway at 120 mph? It was chilling
> > > hearing the pleas' for help and the final screams of his family as they
> > > hit the barrier and went over the cliff. I heard it the other day and
> > > still shake when I think of it..
> > The real shame is that the guy, a police officer, was too unfamiliar
> > with operating a vehicle to put it into neutral when the throttle
> > stuck. That technique is taught in driver's ed in high school.
> > Instead, they made a cell phone call.
> > JayC
> Yup, I keep thinking about that. He panicked and killed his whole
> family...
> Scotty RMR
Wow, Darwin was right!
Posted by PlowBoy on February 3, 2010, 2:04 pm
Shut the engine off come to mind? I mean least you could save the engine as
well.
> In article <6682aaac-3e39-40b6-a15c-679de7891715
> @b35g2000vbc.googlegroups.com>, j...@sysmatrix.net says...
> > > > Did you hear the recently released 911 call from the father of a
> > > > family
> > > of 4 as their car hit the end of the freeway at 120 mph? It was
> > > chilling
> > > hearing the pleas' for help and the final screams of his family as
> > > they
> > > hit the barrier and went over the cliff. I heard it the other day and
> > > still shake when I think of it..
> > The real shame is that the guy, a police officer, was too unfamiliar
> > with operating a vehicle to put it into neutral when the throttle
> > stuck. That technique is taught in driver's ed in high school.
> > Instead, they made a cell phone call.
> > JayC
> Yup, I keep thinking about that. He panicked and killed his whole
> family...
> Scotty RMR
Wow, Darwin was right!
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> I'm afraid I may be having too much fun watching this Toyota debacle
> unfold. I have always thought that fly by wire systems were a sketchy
> proposition. Did they sub it out to Lucas?
>
> Would you want a fly by wire throttle on your bike?
> I guess it wouldn't be optional on an electric bike.
>
> Seth flew by wire.