07-10-2006, 12:29 PM
Evan Wrote:If you loose your brakes you should always be able to still get a good amount of slowing via downshifting and light ebrake
What's this ebrake you speak of?
If I had my wits about me I'd downshift while pumping the brakes and head for the gravel. I'd suggest trying to go in sideways to maximize your friction but then you risk a rollover if it digs in. Best case scenario would probably be heading in straight and then turning away from the wall with the turn if you can manage enough scrub. If you can't then at the last second let go of the wheel, pick your feet up and hope the engine doesn't end up in your lap.
nothing > tirewalls > else
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth