steering locks
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Am i the only person who thinks steering locks are a dangerous nonsense.?
your old Range Rover hits a boulder and the key pops out and you could be over a cliff in seconds, for example.
Is this GM ignition switch recall about locking steering? if it was only about loss of power then brake hard in a straight line and stop, engine braking will help this.
It's called fail safe.
Steering locks are fail-dangerous.
your old Range Rover hits a boulder and the key pops out and you could be over a cliff in seconds, for example.
Is this GM ignition switch recall about locking steering? if it was only about loss of power then brake hard in a straight line and stop, engine braking will help this.
It's called fail safe.
Steering locks are fail-dangerous.
k that the front wheel is now hanging off the car, otherwise the steering lock kicking in could give me issues... rogerhudson said:
Am i the only person who thinks steering locks are a dangerous nonsense.?
your old Range Rover hits a boulder and the key pops out and you could be over a cliff in seconds, for example.
Is this GM ignition switch recall about locking steering? if it was only about loss of power then brake hard in a straight line and stop, engine braking will help this.
It's called fail safe.
Steering locks are fail-dangerous.
The GM recall is nothing to do with locking steering. The issue is one of the ignition switch moving back to the accessory position, shutting down the engine, power steering, brake assistance etc.your old Range Rover hits a boulder and the key pops out and you could be over a cliff in seconds, for example.
Is this GM ignition switch recall about locking steering? if it was only about loss of power then brake hard in a straight line and stop, engine braking will help this.
It's called fail safe.
Steering locks are fail-dangerous.
Do you have actual evidence that steering locks are dangerous?
I had a friend who had to break his steering lock whilst driving.
His throttle jammed itself open (french electronics, eh?) on the motorway. So he put the clutch in, so as not to crash into the car in front. This resulted in the engine redlining, and then cutting itself out to protect itself. So the steering lock came on... at "motorway speeds". After attacking the start/stop button like a madman, he eventually had just to break the steering lock so that he could steer to the hard shoulder.
His throttle jammed itself open (french electronics, eh?) on the motorway. So he put the clutch in, so as not to crash into the car in front. This resulted in the engine redlining, and then cutting itself out to protect itself. So the steering lock came on... at "motorway speeds". After attacking the start/stop button like a madman, he eventually had just to break the steering lock so that he could steer to the hard shoulder.
RedAlfa said:
I've never liked steering locks ... thieves can break them if necessary, and they are a very silly thing to have on a primary control. Imagine an aircraft with a control column/sidestick controller that could potentially lock in flight!? Madness!
When was the last time you heard of an aircraft being stolen?
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