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TMS320 wrote:
On 23/07/18 10:49, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , TMS320
wrote:

Turning off the ignition will turn off electric power steering. Not
what you want to add to your list of surprises.

You can still steer the car with no power assistance.

Sometimes it does no harm to assume there is some intelligence amongst
the readership and they don't need to be told the consequence of not
having assistance.

And far safer than trying to stop the car on the brakes while on full
power.

An engine is nowhere near powerful enough to overcome the brakes; it
would be just a matter of pressing the pedal harder than the foot is
normally calibrated to do. People don't routinely dial in more than
about a quarter g.

But why would you bother when it's simple to just turn off the ignition?
Surely the important thing is to get the car to a standstill as safely as
possible?

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