[tinwhiskers] Re: More articles on Toyota's accelleration proiblem
- From: Rod <rod.dalitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:47:10 +0000
On 6 Feb 2010, at 13:49, Rod wrote:
> I meant to add, for manual transmission there is a big "kill" lever on the
> floor called the clutch.
>
> The real dangerous problem is caused by the complex interlocks in automatic
> transmission, between gear lever, parking brake, ignition key, and whatever
> else I don't have in my manual automobile.
The real way forward, to rethink the engine management and control function,
must be to follow the cruise-control model: Step on the brakes, and you trip
out the accelerator function.
No doubt the engine management hardware omits a spare input, which could be
used for the brake switch.
regards, Rod
rod.dalitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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