<VV> Could have been Unintended acceleration (back to Corvair)

[Bill Elliott]

"Unintended Acceleration" carries with it the unstated but implied 
inability to slow or stop the acceleration. If you were intending to 
slow, you would logically be applying the brakes. Since the brakes on 
cars generate the equivalent of 1000's of horsepower, unless you have a 
simultaneous brake failure or something special like a top fuel 
dragster, you just simply can't overdrive your brakes.

With both the brake pedal and gas pedals held to the floor,  every 
street car with working brakes will stop. That's why Audi knew (and 
anyone intelligent in the media should have known) that true UA was 
technically impossible. But the media rarely lets facts (or science) get 
in the way of a good corporate-bashing story.

Bill

J R Read_HML wrote:

>If I was intending to slow, but was unable to do so because the engine was 
>applying power to the wheels - wouldn't that be unintended acceleration?  I 
>merely followed DPs lead about plug wires.
>Later, JR
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Brandes, Guy" <GBrandes at loebermotors.com>
>To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:57 AM
>Subject: RE: <VV> Could have been Unintended acceleration (back to Corvair)
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>Unintended acceleration is different than binding linkage that just
>stops the return of the pedal rather than causing the car to speed up.
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>Regards,
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>Guy Brandes
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>65 VAIR 140
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