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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by tfha on Sunday August 11, 2019 @05:09PM (#20670535)
The emergency brake. I really need that to be a mechanical lever and not an electrical one. If something is going wrong on the road I need a backup brake that takes me under a second to activate while in a state of panic with my eyes glued to the road and it had better be functional.
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by p2t2p on Sunday August 11, 2019 @07:59PM (#20671342)
That’s the worst thing you could do. You block your wheels and you totally loose control over the vehicle. ABS enabled bakes do stop you quicker while maintaining control over the vehicle.
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Re:US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls... by jakear on Sunday August 11, 2019 @09:54PM (#20671839)
ABS is not much help when your breaks fail. I think that's what GP was referring to.
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