Brake simulation on an out of control Toyota:

2/27/2010 6:23:28 PM

cool.

2/27/2010 6:26:02 PM

cool thread bro

3/1/2010 12:04:12 PM

This is why God invented Neutral

3/1/2010 12:06:49 PM

according to testimony provided by some crying bitch, gears dont matter. she said she put her car in reverse and it continued to accelerate over 100 mph (forward)

pretty sure she said turning it off didnt work either

[Edited on March 1, 2010 at 12:10 PM. Reason : forward]

3/1/2010 12:09:58 PM

I'd have to call bullshit on that

but then again, i know dick about cars so my opinion probably doesn't matter

[Edited on March 1, 2010 at 12:11 PM. Reason : a]

3/1/2010 12:10:37 PM

All of these problems are actually only symptoms pointing to the faults in the computer systems.

That or this is the coming of CyberDyne/Skynet

3/1/2010 12:11:45 PM

i mean, she was a cunt, but if everything is controlled by electrics, it's plausible...i just am not sure about the turning it off bit. maybe the car just didnt recognize the fact it was turned off. it was a lexus, so maybe keyless start? no clue

3/1/2010 12:12:35 PM

she also said she called her husband. I'm sorry, at 100mph, she wouldnt have time to do a goddamned thing.

3/1/2010 12:13:13 PM

I also wondered if you could put your car in neutral or try to downshift if this happened

I dont know much about cars so I dont know if those are plausible solutions either. My wife drives a 2006 4runner (which wasnt one of the cars/years recalled) so I was wondering how to find a solution should this problem arise while one of us is driving

3/1/2010 12:14:56 PM

even if the drive-by-wire has malfunctioned to the point of uncontrollable 100% throttle

if you put the damn thing in neutral it will eventually stop

same with reverse, although if you're really going 100 and throw it in reverse you may rip the entire transmission apart and then you're basically just in neutral

but it'll stop

3/1/2010 12:17:55 PM

I also thought thats why they make, you know, physical EMERGENCY BRAKES....

3/1/2010 12:19:30 PM

but but but its the floormats!1

3/1/2010 12:23:26 PM

^^^Didn't they disprove the "RIP THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION OUT" thing on MythBusters?

3/1/2010 12:26:27 PM

no idea

but i've seen a rear-end gear in a race car get torn up by something much less stressful than shifting into reverse at 100 MPH

so i wouldn't be surprised to see it tear up a production transmission

but my point stands

3/1/2010 12:29:59 PM

^ On MythBusters, they couldn't even get the car into reverse. It just ground the gear.

3/1/2010 12:56:14 PM

fair enough

it'll still stop if it's in neutral

3/1/2010 12:59:03 PM

thats the thing- based on the chicks testimony, there was no coorelation between putting the shift knob in neutral and the car actually going into neutral.

like i said, i dont know the extent of the electric' control over shifting, but if it's malfunctioning i woould assume any command to go into reverse or neutral would be ignored

3/1/2010 1:10:24 PM

Quote :

"even if the drive-by-wire has malfunctioned to the point of uncontrollable 100% throttle if you put the damn thing in neutral it will eventually stop same with reverse, although if you're really going 100 and throw it in reverse you may rip the entire transmission apart and then you're basically just in neutral but it'll stop"

Do these cars have a manual connection between the gear selector and the transmission? I have a feeling it is all electronic and "putting it in neutral" is the equivalent to pressing the volume button on your tv. Either way, I think you're assuming too much.

3/1/2010 1:13:19 PM

the last car i had with an automatic had a mechanical connection

but it was a '95

so what do i know

3/1/2010 1:18:22 PM

lolz if toyotas' brakes were made out of music, i might listen to your opinionz

3/1/2010 1:22:01 PM

Quote :

"REVERSE LOCKOUT SWITCH"

3/1/2010 2:46:46 PM