Re: Recent list discussions

[RSRiding@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 1/17/2004 1:25:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dmac@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Linked or servo brakes 
> are the least of that rider's worries.
> 
> >By the way, your car has them.
> 
> And your point is?  You can't exactly have front and rear brake 
> pedals separately, can you?

In a recent show on Speed, I was interested in how a rally driver controlled 
his progression around some corners by application of the rear brake lever 
mounted between the two seats. Yeah, I know it's not the same, but yes, cars 
could have separate brake controls. But for the majority of drivers, with their 
relative lack of driving skill, desire for less complexity, and typical 
distractions up the ying-yang, they wouldn't buy something that required more 
involvement. 
Another analogy is cameras. The vast majority are automatic because people 
don't want to deal with setting stuff. Heck, they'd miss some otherwise good 
pictures setting apertures, shutter speed, etc. But lots of people do want that 
ability because they want to be able to tweak their pictures. Maybe some people 
do want to tweak their driving with braking options. 

Geoffrey Greene
Knoxville, Tennessee USA
'94 RS
'81 CS
'81 G/S

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