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Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway by Aldo_MX on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @12:46PM (#9923622)
Many car drivers forget a basic concept of physics named inertia, which is the reason why heavy vehicles (ex. trucks) take ___too long___ to brake.

Emphasis in too long, because this is the reason why road signs announce dangerous sections of a road with even miles in advance.

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Re:Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway by toomuchtodo on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @01:37PM (#9924113)
Whenever I'm hauling >10K lbs with my pickup truck, I get most nervous going downhill through mountains. The only thing between me and hitting something are a thin set of brake pads on all four disc brakes and the extremely limited compression braking on a ~6L engine.
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