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Re: [TR] Off-topic -deadly floormats?

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Subject: Re: [TR] Off-topic -deadly floormats?
From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:32:58 -0400
On 18 Sep 2009 at 4:34, terryrs@comcast.net wrote:

> Not sure I'd like the idea of turning off the engine in that
> situation.  Wouldn't the power assists to the brakes quit?

On some cars turning off the key far enough might lock the steering.

Another significant point no one has mentioned yet is the speed the 
car was travelling.  Did I see it said here that the car was doing 
120mph?  It takes time to get to 120, depending on the car anything 
from seconds to 10's of seconds.  It makes one wonder how fast they 
were going when the problem was first "observed", and how much time 
elapsed while the driver was looking for a solution.

-- 
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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