<VV> Fwd: Fwd: Corvair content, Really! (brakes)

[Bill Hubbell]

So how do you decide how much redundancy is "enough"?  If dual m/c is safer than single m/c, shouldn't we all want quad m/c because that would be safer still? But them what if that fails?  Maybe each wheel should have dual lines and wheel cylinders, "just in case".  

Better yet, install giant airbags and rubber bumpers on the front and rear of all cars and have a backup parachute "just in case". It couldn't hurt to install rocket-powered ejection seats either.

Better yet, just make it illegal to drive faster than 10 mph!

Bill Hubbell


On Mar 24, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Ken Pepke <kenpepke at juno.com> wrote:

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> Probably the only way to convince you would be for it to happen to you.  
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> Some of us learned 'a word to the wise is sufficient' while we were growing up. 
> Ken P
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>> From: Bill Hubbell <whubbell at verizon.net>
>> Date: March 24, 2011 6:41:45 AM EDT
>> To: Ken Pepke <kenpepke at juno.com>
>> Cc: Vair Views <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Corvair content, Really! (brakes)
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>> I am still not convinced. Again, the argument being given to add a redundant system is to protect against potential failure in another system. The proper "fix" for potential rear bearing failure is to replace any suspect bearing, not to add additional complexity "just in case".  Adding redundant systems solely for the reason you mention is just as likely to lull the owner into ignoring the future maintenance of the braking or bearing systems.  
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>> Of course, we now have a generation or more of folks who have grown up expecting other people to protect them from all of life's possible harms so I suppose this kind of thinking is now to be expected. 
>> 
>> Bill Hubbell
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