[Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha

[Michael Porter]

David Hillman wrote:
>
>    Stomp the brakes, pull over, and don't release 'em until you get 
> the motor shut off or out of gear.  Why doesn't this work?
>

Umm, that little thing known as kinetic energy? If you're going sixty, 
the brakes can dissipate that energy reasonably quickly as heat--as long 
as there's no additional energy being added.  However, if that engine is 
going full chat and producing near peak horsepower, adding to the 
kinetic energy of the vehicle as the brakes are trying to subtract from 
it, it's a losing proposition. Physics wins.

e_sub_k=m * v-squared


Cheers.

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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM


Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance....