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pre 2008 models do not have brake override??

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Flying White Dutchman, Mar 20, 2010.

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  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    It works at any throttle setting.

    Obviously it is possible for any system to fail. Even the most robust and well designed system can be overwhelmed by outside forces. As a good example, take the elevator emergency braking system in the Empire State Building. It failed miserably when a B-25 bomber crashed into the building and dropped an aircraft engine down the shaft onto the elevator. You would think that the engineers would have planned for that eventuality.

    :rolleyes:

    Tom
     
    #21 qbee42, Mar 25, 2010
  2. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    the empire state building needs to be recalled... that a big safety issue

















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    #22 Flying White Dutchman, Mar 27, 2010
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