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Re: Mercedes Recall, Brake and Computer System
« on: June 08, 2005, 02:40:36 PM »
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We risk having a generation of drivers who lean too heavily on electronics and programming to sort things out when they reach the limit during extreme driving manouevers.  One day, they'll get into a car which isn't equipped with such aids and will somply be unprepared for the moment when physics overcomes grip.  


That's like saying, that we now have a generation of drivers who rely too heavily on synchromesh, what would happen if they got into a car that didn't have it? They wouldn't know how to double declutch....

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Re: Mercedes Recall, Brake and Computer System
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2005, 06:05:40 PM »
But bare in mind that the concept of a driver in a car is becoming outdated.

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Re: Mercedes Recall, Brake and Computer System
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2005, 01:10:08 AM »
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