<VV> dangerous invitations

[Mark Corbin]

See. I was thinking I was in the ole '60 Stude. (G)

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: <VV> dangerous invitations
>
> > Ron,
>
> > I was just making light of it all. Actually, what the mechanic would do
is
> > leave it in gear and NOT pull the handbrake. Hence an invitation for a
> > potentially dangerous "unintended acceleration" incident, similar to the
> > famous case that Audi got in trouble over. In reality, THAT was what I
was
> > ridiculing. (Shades of the recent "human factor engineering" thread!)
And
> > yes, I DO remember the "leave in gear, turn the wheels, etc." thing in
> > driver ed.
>
> > -Mark
>
>
> The 1960 Studebaker owner's manual starting procedure says "be sure the
parking brake is applied and the transmission is in neutral."  I suspect
the Corvair's owner's manual says something similar.  In simpler times evil
corporations could successfully hide behind statements like that to
presumably thwart  potentially dangerous "unintended acceleration"
incidents.
>
> Dan Timberlake 
> Westford, Massachusetts, USA 
>