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From: Uncle_vito on 1 Dec 2009 08:20
Many jet airplanes are 'fly by wire' without direct physical connections to
the control surfaces.

If designed right these do fine.

While sudden acceleration in a car is bad, sudden engine failure (turn off)
while traveling 80 mph on a busy freeway would also be bad.

I like the system supposedly found in BMWs where the computer will not allow
some higher throttle settings if the brake is being pressed.

Vito


"William R. Walsh" <newsgroups1(a)idontwantjunqueemail.walshcomptech.com>
wrote in message news:jU%Qm.157111$la3.40438(a)attbi_s22...
> Hi!
>
>> Speaking of Toyota Quality...
>
> I don't care about their quality. I wish they'd quit blaring their
> advertising on the radio in my CHEVY. Not going to buy one, not interested
> in the slightest, don't care that it's snowing and blowing and that this
> seemingly means it is time for Toyotathon. Go away.
>
>> But reports point to another potential cause: the electronic throttles
>> that have replaced mechanical systems.
>
> I just don't like this idea at all. Call me silly, but...
>
> Well, let's see. The computer responds to the ignition switch and its
> positioning. It decides what to do when the accelerator is pressed and
> breaks any direct connection you have. I know these sorts of things don't
> fail often, but I don't like the possibility of a "turn off now, dammit"
> request being ignored when all other means of stopping have failed.
>
> I guess my unwillingness to drive a vehicle with an electronic throttle is
> going to limit my choices.
>
>> (I was wondering how a floor mat - stuck *UNDER* a gas pedal could
>> cause it to open. It would - in fact - close.)
>
> It might curl up in the cold. I had some cheap plastic mats that would do
> this in my S-10. So one night I went to stamp down (and yes, I probably
> knew
> better) a raised up spot in the mat. It ended up pushing the gas pedal
> down
> so hard that I lit up the tires right there in the grocery store parking
> lot.
>
> William
>
>
>


From: Eric O. on 1 Dec 2009 12:40
William R. Walsh wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> Speaking of Toyota Quality...
>
> I don't care about their quality. I wish they'd quit blaring their
> advertising on the radio in my CHEVY. Not going to buy one, not interested
> in the slightest, don't care that it's snowing and blowing and that this
> seemingly means it is time for Toyotathon. Go away.

It sounds like you've got some anger issues, particularly toward Toyota,
for whatever reason. And just because you're driving one particular
brand of car, that means that you shouldn't have to listen to ads for
other brands of cars while in your car?
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