Lieutenant Scott wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Lieutenant Scott wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Lieutenant Scott wrote
John Williamson wrote

The smaller lumps of metal and carbon will get stopped by the filter
until it blocks totally, then the relief valve will open, and the
engine
will rapidly die. To check on engine wear, you need to sample the
oil,
and I doubt very much that is done at the annual test. With modern
electronic engine control, wear doesn't show in the exhaust emissions
until it's very bad, by which time, it's too late.

Instead of a relief valve, wouldn't a more sensible idea be to simply
cut power to the engine?

Nope, that can cause a serious accident.

Bull****.

Fact.

What do you think happens when a car breaks down?

They don't often lose power completely instantly
and that can cause a serious accident when they do.

What do you think will happen when the engine ****s up because of the
crap going through?

They don't often lose power completely instantly
and that can cause a serious accident when they do.

No, you drift to a halt in a controlled manner.

And you seriously believe that all the drivers on the roads
can do that 100% reliably ?

Fortunately all the car manufacturers know better and
arent that stupid when they can flash a warning instead.

Try it. Your car has momentum, it continues for some time.

And can get rammed up the arse by some hoon kid like you behind them.

You drive too close to the vehicle in front. If you stay at least the
recommended two seconds away outside built up areas, then very few
stones will be flicked up far enough to stay airborne that long and
hit your windscreen.

If everyone left the 2 second gap, only half the number of cars would
fit on the road and they'd have to make them all twice as wide.

Surely with modern technology we could have windscreens which were a
bit tougher?

Fraid not.

Pathetic isn't it.

Nope, no one has invented on that will also be viable in an accident.

I mean it's pathetic that such a thing hasn't been invented.

It has actually, most obviously with bullet proof
glass that the worst of the politicians cower behind.

A plastic one would be fine, except presumably they scratch easily.

Yep.