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From: Hachiroku on 21 Sep 2009 12:51 On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:41:14 -0700, john wrote: > California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor, 45, and three others > were killed Aug. 28 on State Route 125 in Santee, a town near San > Diego. The runaway car was doing more than 120 mph when it hit a sport > utility vehicle, launched off an embankment, rolled several times and > burst into flames. > > The SUV driver was treated for moderate injuries. > > In addition to Saylor, who was a 19-year CHP veteran, the crash killed > his wife, Cleofe, 45; their daughter, Mahala, 13; and Saylor's brother- > in-law, Chris Lastrella, 38. Whatwas the matter with him? Drunk? ALL State Police officers undergo a 40 hour advanced driving skills class. A CHP officer allowing a car to get out of control doesn't seem very likely.
From: Hachiroku on 21 Sep 2009 12:52 On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:15:43 -1000, dsi1 wrote: > dbu` wrote: >> >> Shift to N and bail out after stopping. Let the damn thing self >> destruct. > > Shifting to N won't slow you down much - better to go to through the > lower gears. Slam it into park when you think you're slow enough... Shifting into low and hitting the brakes will.
From: Hachiroku on 21 Sep 2009 12:54 On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:09 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote: > Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>I drove (rode) my BMW dead-stick down a mountain road for about 7 miles. >>Steering was no problem, brake effort was high, but not a problem. > > Shoulda got an E28. You get several minutes of braking with the engine > off, courtesy of the nitrogen ball. > --scott THAT'S what the hell that thing is!
From: Hachiroku on 21 Sep 2009 12:55 On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:25 -1000, dsi1 wrote: > Scott Dorsey wrote: >> dsi1 <dsi1(a)spamnet.com> wrote: >>> Scott Dorsey wrote: >>>> Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> I drove (rode) my BMW dead-stick down a mountain road for about 7 miles. >>>>> Steering was no problem, brake effort was high, but not a problem. >>>> Shoulda got an E28. You get several minutes of braking with the engine >>>> off, courtesy of the nitrogen ball. >>> What is a "nitrogen ball?" >> >> It's a compressed gas reservoir that keeps the braking system up to pressure >> after engine power is lost. >> >> The brake system on BMWs of that era is... really German. They never use one >> part when they can use five instead. >> --scott > > That's a good idea. I used to have a VW Rabbit that had a vacuum > reservoir that looked like bunch of plastic spheres. I think it was > hooked up to the emission system - not the brakes. How does this > nitrogen ball work? The brake booster systems I'm familiar use the > engine vacuum to multiply brake pedal force. > > As far as German engineering goes, I was very impressed with the rear > drum brake system on a Scirocco I used to have. They replaced the > standard self-adjusting drum brake wear hardware - starwheel, ratchet, > linkages and springs, with a simple wedge and spring. It's a beautiful > system. Mostly, I'm afraid of old-school English engineering. :-) Or Lucas, the Prince of Darkness...
From: N8N on 21 Sep 2009 08:56
On Sep 21, 12:54 pm, Hachiroku <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:09 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote: > > Jeff Strickland <crwlrj...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>I drove (rode) my BMW dead-stick down a mountain road for about 7 miles. > >>Steering was no problem, brake effort was high, but not a problem. > > > Shoulda got an E28. You get several minutes of braking with the engine > > off, courtesy of the nitrogen ball. > > --scott > > THAT'S what the hell that thing is! ASSuming it works. If it fails, braking gets real squirrely. nate |