Yes, that was me. Just clarifying the situation a little, it measures
decelaration versus pressure applied to the pedal, rather than stopping
distance. We had a fun discussion over this one, and the outcome was that
some US jeep owners declared that their 1940's technology was, if "adjusted
right" in the same league as modern vacuum/ABS assisted vehicles. Hmmm... :)
> Why does the government require jeeps to be destroyed, rather than let =
> them be surplused? Someone decided they were too dangerous for the =
> general public. Same thing happened with postal jeeps. And who knows =
> what else?
I believe it has evreything to do with protecting the market for civilian
vehicle manufacturers. After all, enormous stocks of good equipment were
dumped at sea after WW2 (eg. "Million-dollar Point" in the Solomons) rather
that be sold as surplus. It allowed manufacturers to make brand-new stuff,
which otherwise would not have happened. It gets the economy moving again.
Steve.
steven@phaedra.apana.org.au
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