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Oddlot0930 t1_jef216i wrote

Don't do this. This is stupid and puts yourself and others at risk.

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MarkHirsbrunner OP t1_jef2tpp wrote

How does it put people at risk? The only situation where it might increase danger is if you just happen to have a stuck accelerator at a time when you need to stop the car as quickly as possible to avoid hitting someone. What are the odds?

Edit: also, considering that 96% of people drive cars with an automatic transmission, putting it in neutral if even more pointless.

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fuck_all_you_people t1_jef9ams wrote

This is a bad fucking take and you're speaking out of your ass for internet points. If you don't put the car in neutral it's going to take far longer to slow the car down. Also, brakes aren't intended to stop a car that is autonomously pushing through its powerband, you are going to fight it the whole way and it's going to take 5x the distance to stop if it does at all. And that's not taking into consideration how many peoples brake pads are borderline flat. Finally, what do you think the first thing is that people do when this happens? They stand on their fucking breaks because thats the natural response. Guess what? It doesnt do shit. Do you know how fast organic pads with unsloted rotors heat to fade when applied at full speed while fighting an engine?

Put the car in neutral and stop putting people in danger to try and save a buck in an emergency. I swear these LPTs are getting more and more dangerous, are you even old enough to drive?!

"Don't want to carry a bucket when you clean? Drink bleach and use your urine to remove stains"!

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MarkHirsbrunner OP t1_jefc3i5 wrote

Again, i included the exception of "if you need to stop quickly" or "you have shitty brakes." If you're just driving down the road, it doesn't matter if it takes longer to come to a stop, and if you are in traffic it's actually safer to not stop as quickly as possible.

And every brake system is rated to stop a car that is at full throttle. You're talking out your ass and inventing edge case scenarios to justify being oppositional to good advice.

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fuck_all_you_people t1_jefd9f2 wrote

Dumbass, if your car is out of control you do not have the luxury of deciding when to stop it. Even if you think you are alone and can take 500+ feet to stop the car, you dont know that 500 feet is going to be indefinitely clear and you dont have the means to take emergency action because you are already in an emergency action. Suddenly someone pulls out and you just caused an accident that you could have prevented because you were listening to your inner voice tell you how smart you are. Hell, even the police expect you to control your vehicle and can ticket you otherwise. Youre selling morons on a moronic idea. If you google "How to stop a runaway car", 50000 results pop up saying to put it in neutral. Then we have /u/MarkHirsbrunner, with new info that he made up completely from his own asshole.

> And every brake system is rated to stop a car that it's at full throttle.

From the factory maybe, and thats not even taking into account the extended stopping time from literally fighting the vehicle trying as hard as it can to do otherwise. But sure, lets roll the dice and see how that 2004 Ford Taurus factory rating has held up through 20 years of commuting.

Lets also ignore the recent Toyota lawsuit where this exact thing was happening to new cars and people were unable to stop their vehicles by doing what you are describing to a "rated" braking system.

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