<VV> Could have been Unintended acceleration (back to Corvair)

[J R Read_HML]

In the instance I related (with the intent of a warning to other Vair 
owners), I merely turned off the key and went to the side of the road. 
Thank goodness that Vairs don't have a steering interlock on the IGN key or 
I would have been unable to steer to the side.  <GRIN??>

I suppose we could call this "unintended throttle on".

Unintended lack of deceleration would be a brake failure.  I've had that one 
too.

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Elliott" <corvair at fnader.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "Brandes, Guy" <GBrandes at loebermotors.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Could have been Unintended acceleration (back to Corvair)


> "Unintended Acceleration" carries with it the unstated but implied 
> inability to slow or stop the acceleration. If you were intending to slow, 
> you would logically be applying the brakes. Since the brakes on cars 
> generate the equivalent of 1000's of horsepower, unless you have a 
> simultaneous brake failure or something special like a top fuel dragster, 
> you just simply can't overdrive your brakes.
>
> With both the brake pedal and gas pedals held to the floor,  every street 
> car with working brakes will stop. That's why Audi knew (and anyone 
> intelligent in the media should have known) that true UA was technically 
> impossible. But the media rarely lets facts (or science) get in the way of 
> a good corporate-bashing story.
>
> Bill
>
> J R Read_HML wrote:
>
>>If I was intending to slow, but was unable to do so because the engine was 
>>applying power to the wheels - wouldn't that be unintended acceleration? 
>>I merely followed DPs lead about plug wires.
>>Later, JR
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Brandes, Guy" <GBrandes at loebermotors.com>
>>To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:57 AM
>>Subject: RE: <VV> Could have been Unintended acceleration (back to 
>>Corvair)
>>
>>
>>Unintended acceleration is different than binding linkage that just
>>stops the return of the pedal rather than causing the car to speed up.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Guy Brandes
>>
>>65 VAIR 140
>>
>>
>>