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Default Accelerator stuck wide open while car is going fast: what shouldyou do?

On 24/07/18 10:18, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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TMS320 wrote:


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?


Yes, it is important to get the car to a standstill as safely as
possible. Why would you increase your workload to do something unusual
in a moment of stress instead of doing something routine?


Working out that turning off the engine if the throttle has suck open
increases your work load?


The context you snipped was about losing eps.

And it's certainly not natural to apply the brakes while the engine is
pulling hard. Unless a rally driver, etc.


It's not natural for the engine to disobey your foot.