Acceleration: A Safety Feature
[ May 29th, 2008 ] By: Charles Smith Posted in » Ramblings
A friend of mine and I were having an argument about acceleration being a safety feature or not. I contend that a car that can accelerate in both directions (gas and brake) is safer than a car that cannot. I feel that a car that brakes quickly is good but also a car that can get out of the way is also good. Avoiding accidents sometimes requires a bit of brake as well as the gas.
What do you think about acceleration?
May 29th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
JUST GO TO REVERSE AND HIT GAS! FASTEST BRAKING EVAR!
May 30th, 2008 at 1:20 am
A gross oversimplification. By gross I do not mean large, I mean I am throwing up because seriously, what the hell? In a yogi berra moment much in line with the phrase “It’s not the fall that kills, you it’s sudden stop at the end,” I contend that accidents are caused by differences in velocity. If two objects have the same velocity, they cannot come in contact with another. Therefore, if one object changes its velocity, or it (finger quotes) “accelerates,” accidents are infinitely more likely to occur. Therefore, acceleration is the root cause of all accidents. QED, muhfugga.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:35 am
Accidents are caused by bad drivers.
Consider the debate over handguns. Does a gun kill or does the person pulling the trigger kill? Firearms and cars are both inanimate objects. They have the ability to cause and prevent/avoid harm. Sure you can restrict their use, but the fact remains that criminals will always be able to get guns and cars will always be at risk of hitting something. They’re hunks of moving metal for chrissake. If it’s not other cars, it’s trees, pedestrians, or cyclists. The ability to accelerate may in some cases be the cause of an accident, but in most situations can be the only means for a driver to steer clear of danger.
May 30th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Well said all of you, thanks for your feedback.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
A vehicle that has the ability to accelerate rapidly creates a tendancy for the driver to accelerate rapidly.
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
“A vehicle that has the ability to accelerate rapidly creates a tendancy for the driver to accelerate rapidly.”-chuck
Is that unsafe or safe in your opinion?
All of your comments are pretty interesting, thanks for the intelligent responses.
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Charles Smith came out of the closet to say:
“All of your comments are pretty interesting, thanks for the intelligent responses.”
Really?
Really?