[s-cars] Pius... I declare - SHENANIGANS

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Speaking of incoherent rants, now presented for your NAC LAF amusement:

An amazing documentary on the real issue at hand with these runaway Toyotas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ4PtafRB9c&feature=popt02us02



On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> You guys are right- most people do not know how to use maximum acceleration
> or braking, especially braking. These so-called accidents would be
> preventable if people actually learned how to drive.
>
> A bunch of cars have the pushbutton start now- yes, on a bunch of them, you
> can turn the engine off even while moving. I don't think you can do that on
> an Audi unless you put it in neutral or park, though. You can definitely do
> it on a Jag, Corvette and some other cars, though. I would think that
> shutting the engine off on a Jag XF or XJ would be scary- you have to wait
> for the transmission selector to come back up out of the center console
> before you can do anything.
>
> Also, on a manual transmission car, if you can shut it off while driving,
> it's a PITA to restart- most have clutch interlocks these days so you have
> to remember to depress the clutch fully in order to restart- not
> necessarily
> that easy to remember in an emergency situation- how often does anyone stop
> and restart one's car while in motion?
>
> BTW, that was one seriously incoherent rant. :-)
>
> Taka
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