The "benefit" is that when a laughably trained US driver bumps the stick into neutral instead of losing power and high (possibly damaging? Not sure how that works on modern engines) revs, nothing happens.
I've knocked a mid 90s honda into neutral at freeway speeds before, and while flicking it back into gear might not have been the most transmission-healthy response, it fixed the problem. Tons of US drivers would not have thought to immediately check the shifter.
Certainly. I could understand an interlock to prevent shifting into reverse at speed, because that will destroy the transmission besides probably causing you to lose control of the vehicle. Getting the car out of gear though is a last ditch safety attempt.
It really depends on how hard you're pumping. In every car I've been in, it takes only a tap to disengage cruise. The kind of pumping that would deplete vacuum would be repeated substantial depressions of the pedal.
You're certainly correct, I wasn't attempting to imply that press and hold would be intuitive to just anyone.
The latter part is probably really the kicker. Even if you KNEW it was a 3 second hold, in a panic or high stress situation that's a long time to sit there.
Most people driving toyotas are not very familiar with cars. They are driving appliances just like HP desktops are computing appliances. It's quite likely the pop into neutral simply did not occur. It's also possible that in some cars (I hear the Lexus is such) there is an interlock that keeps the transmission from being jogged into neutral or reverse at speed precisely because it will almost certainly destroy either the engine or transmission depending on whether N or R is selected.
Re: slamming on the brakes, that has to be done immediately and with authority, otherwise the open throttle robs the vacuum brake assist and you lose stopping power.
You're on the right track. You can have enough vac to stop but you have to immediately brake like you mean it. Pumping will kill vacuum and then you're screwed.
You've had to press and hold a power button on a PC to hard power off for years, so it seemed natural for me to have to do it in my Camry. I'm obviously an exception though, having worked with computers this much.
The dealership will be reimbursed for X hours of technician time for the recall related work, when they actually took between 0 and X, meaning the rest is gravy.
That varies a lot with the snake, and what type of prey they are adapted for. I don't know that there exists any physical measurements of bite pressure, so understand this is my perspective having been bitten by a number of different species:
Common North American constrictors such as black ratsnakes or kingsnakes have a relatively mild bite, but an arboreal python for example (such as my carpet python, or the green tree python) has pretty developed jaw muscles to avoid dropping prey items in the swallowing process (And incidentally have longer teeth for the same purpose.)
This is the route I initially thought of. I think you might actually need to secure it in some other form than a CC charge though, due to the possibility of disputes from an unscrupulous customer.
So, you think teachers would work better if they lived under perpetual threat of being fired based on accusations from students/parents, or their students performing worse than expected on standardized tests?
Not in the least.
I should have clarified more in my initial post; I meant more to enlighten the OP than anything. I'm not personally a fan of doing away with unionization in this particular context for exactly the reason you describe. But there's bound to be some decent middle ground between having local politics hang a sword of Damascus over every teacher's head, and incompetents being impossible to get rid of.
Realistically it's a mishmash of things of course, but siege is actually a pretty apt word to use, considering how many schools seem to be run as a little kingdom.
While I see what you're saying, my memories of school tell me all those things are already happening. People pass when they shouldn't, idiotic parents have way too much clout with administrators, and there is no discipline.
It doesn't sound as if teacher's unions are getting anywhere
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The "benefit" is that when a laughably trained US driver bumps the stick into neutral instead of losing power and high (possibly damaging? Not sure how that works on modern engines) revs, nothing happens.
I've knocked a mid 90s honda into neutral at freeway speeds before, and while flicking it back into gear might not have been the most transmission-healthy response, it fixed the problem. Tons of US drivers would not have thought to immediately check the shifter.
Certainly. I could understand an interlock to prevent shifting into reverse at speed, because that will destroy the transmission besides probably causing you to lose control of the vehicle. Getting the car out of gear though is a last ditch safety attempt.
It really depends on how hard you're pumping. In every car I've been in, it takes only a tap to disengage cruise. The kind of pumping that would deplete vacuum would be repeated substantial depressions of the pedal.
You're certainly correct, I wasn't attempting to imply that press and hold would be intuitive to just anyone.
The latter part is probably really the kicker. Even if you KNEW it was a 3 second hold, in a panic or high stress situation that's a long time to sit there.
Most people driving toyotas are not very familiar with cars. They are driving appliances just like HP desktops are computing appliances. It's quite likely the pop into neutral simply did not occur. It's also possible that in some cars (I hear the Lexus is such) there is an interlock that keeps the transmission from being jogged into neutral or reverse at speed precisely because it will almost certainly destroy either the engine or transmission depending on whether N or R is selected.
Re: slamming on the brakes, that has to be done immediately and with authority, otherwise the open throttle robs the vacuum brake assist and you lose stopping power.
You're on the right track. You can have enough vac to stop but you have to immediately brake like you mean it. Pumping will kill vacuum and then you're screwed.
You've had to press and hold a power button on a PC to hard power off for years, so it seemed natural for me to have to do it in my Camry. I'm obviously an exception though, having worked with computers this much.
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They chopped it off cause it was FASTER.
The dealership will be reimbursed for X hours of technician time for the recall related work, when they actually took between 0 and X, meaning the rest is gravy.
It makes more sense really. I'd rather work with Hostess than Paypal.
"The public will" is not necessarily in the right, either. It just is what it is.
Making the information you supply via a subpoena difficult to use on purpose is a bad idea.
So if your doctor gives you bad advice, and you follow it because hey he's the doctor, YOU're the asshole?
It's unclever to make assumptions either way, we really don't know whether or not their legal team was being above-board with them or not.
That varies a lot with the snake, and what type of prey they are adapted for. I don't know that there exists any physical measurements of bite pressure, so understand this is my perspective having been bitten by a number of different species:
Common North American constrictors such as black ratsnakes or kingsnakes have a relatively mild bite, but an arboreal python for example (such as my carpet python, or the green tree python) has pretty developed jaw muscles to avoid dropping prey items in the swallowing process (And incidentally have longer teeth for the same purpose.)
Carpet pythons, like I own, are bitey bastards. I hope whatever python you learn about in this book is a little more friendly.
The funny part about your statement is that it doesn't matter which way is which.
This is the route I initially thought of. I think you might actually need to secure it in some other form than a CC charge though, due to the possibility of disputes from an unscrupulous customer.
Oh man I haven't heard Beat on the Brat in a loooooong time :D
An elaborate background check perhaps. But that would eliminate impulse trips, again resulting in lost business.
So, you think teachers would work better if they lived under perpetual threat of being fired based on accusations from students/parents, or their students performing worse than expected on standardized tests?
Not in the least.
I should have clarified more in my initial post; I meant more to enlighten the OP than anything. I'm not personally a fan of doing away with unionization in this particular context for exactly the reason you describe. But there's bound to be some decent middle ground between having local politics hang a sword of Damascus over every teacher's head, and incompetents being impossible to get rid of.
Realistically it's a mishmash of things of course, but siege is actually a pretty apt word to use, considering how many schools seem to be run as a little kingdom.
They all SAY that. most probably it has all the delicacy of the bristles on a hippo's ass.
While I see what you're saying, my memories of school tell me all those things are already happening. People pass when they shouldn't, idiotic parents have way too much clout with administrators, and there is no discipline.
It doesn't sound as if teacher's unions are getting anywhere