MINI's have by-wire fuel and braking. Neither pedal is wired into any kind of mechanical linkage, however the breaking and power steering systems operate off of the battery instead of the engine and the car has a sophisticated warning system for low battery / battery problem conditions.
It's more common than you think, almost every car maker these days is using by wire technology in braking, and more and more in fuel systems in an effort to optimize acceleration for fuel economy purposes.
To my knowledge, no one yet is using by-wire steering in a car sold in the US to the general public. I beleive the Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle being used by the California state government is by-wire, however.
"Compared to automobiles, general aviation -- defined as all kinds of flying except for the airlines and military -- has about one-tenth as many accidents on a per-vehicle-mile basis, and the accident rate has dropped steadily since 1980. There are several reasons why the safety record is as good as it is. Training for a pilot certificate is much more rigorous than it is for a driver's license. Mandatory ground and flight training, along with written and practical tests, help to ensure that pilots have achieved a basic level of proficiency. Periodic recurrent training helps to maintain and improve skills."
I do not see why people keep insisting the parent is true, it's not. General aviation is many times safer than driving an automobile.
I'm working on a Private Pilot certificate and eventually a CFI/CFII so I can help teach some of the new crop of sport pilots. (I see money in that!:) Even with the new Sport Pilot rules, they are very, very limited in range and operating conditions. You can only operate under VFR, not at night, and you have to keep your gross weight under 1,320lbs. There are few commerical aircraft available with more than 1 seat in that category, and none of the planes in that group I've seen are intended for regular flight -- e.g. To Be Overhauled times of less than 1,000 hours, or worse yet, kit planes (which, of all aircraft, are likely to be the least safe, IMHO). Not to mention, if you want more than 2 people, you have to shift away from Sport Pilot rules entirely.
For anyone interested in the new Sport Pilot rules, visit the EAA's Sport Pilot website. If your more interested in a private pilots license, I've found Cessna's Learn to Fly site and the AOPA to be very valuable.
There are also other things at work, however. I will agree that exposure is a factor, however, a large part of it is also a matter of regulation.
Getting a pilots license is a lot more work and a greater financial commitment than getting a drivers license, and accordingly, only people who are willing to take on that greater responsibility are flying.
I have a non-commerical drivers license and a motorcycle endorsement. I spent a total of maybe 10 hours working on the drivers license, and maybe 15 on the motorcycle. After realizing how much I ride my motorcycle, and how dangerous it is (the other morning I had two quick stops required due to deer), I decided, what the hell, I might as well go get a pilots license too (I have an interesting view on my own abilities to increase personal growth).
The sheer ammount of study required is astronomical. And that's just for operating under Visual Flight Rules, which do not allow operation during poor weather conditions. I can see how flying can be safer, only from a standpoint of pilot certification.
If they adopted similar rules for driving, I'm sure the accident rating for automobiles would be decreasing instead of increasing. If you want to look at it from the most sane point of view, by overall percentage, the number of accidents that occur with automobiles has risen every year for 40 years. The number of accidents that occur with airplanes, by overall percentage, has lowered every year for 40 years, AND, there are more pilots in the sky than there were 40 years ago by a long shot.
Given that, I can safely say that exposure in this case is overrated. If the accident rating remained consistant to the number of pilots, it would be a valid argument.
Your chances of dying or being seriously injured in a car, by comparison, work out to about 1:125.
I would say that right now, space flight has a higher than 1:125 chance of serious injury and/or death, but not substantially, and not as the technology matures. I think it will evolve to being quite safe, personally.
The silly part, to me, is that newer webcams have:
a) privacy shades that go over the lens, as part of the camera
b: LED's that light up when the camera is 'in use'.
What I don't get is that people are buying webcams without at least those two basic features? I have a logitech quickcam pro and it even lights up when JUST the microphone interface is being accessed.
I never got that either -- the lock itself, and the laptop insert for it, are both very well secured. The little chunk of metal that binds the two together is not. Yank, snap, pull. How hard is that?
The best applications of these locks are on the older cheap compaq's that would literally just fall to pieces if you ganked on the cable a little, case screws snapping out all over.. even if you were the owner of the box. Oops?
You are too narrowly defining the scope of 'program'.
Remember these terms?
A radio program.
A television program.
etc.
From M-W: 2 a : a brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating (as in a public performance) b : the performance of a program; especially : a performance broadcast on radio or television
This guy in the parent is claiming that he did on a late 80's early 90's BMW. the words you mentioned did not exist in his post, but the post above it.
Owning a BMW product, I dont have any idea what the fuck you're talking about. I can do everything from replace the ECU to removing the engine without any kind of special 'key'.
If someone told you they had to have a special 'key' to work on the car, they are on crack. In the US, there are laws preventing them from doing things like that. In the 80's it was even more restrictive, as the US was forcing import car makers to jump all kinds of hoops to insure that when people bought an import car that US service centers could repair the cars, since clearly, the import auto makers were all doomed. Also, it was a feebile attempt to steer more cash to domestic dealers.
Love your car-geek regional FUD hating cohort, windex
28 / 37 (cty/hwy) is EPA for the 5 speed base model.
My real world milage is more like: 32 / 40 (cty/hwy)
But, it being a manual, I overdrive the hell out of it whenever possible and let in the clutch to roll down hills without dragging the engine. I guess it all depends on how you drive.
[Car Geek] My 40mpg estimate is while running the engine at a consistant 2900 rpm in 5th gear.. works out to about 62mph. 76mph is the next good breaking point, which works out to 46mpg or so -- great for long trips through areas with speed limits of 70-75, like most of I-94 west of Wisconsin, but is also a tag too illegal for me on my 55mph posted daily route.. [/Car Geek]
All you have to do to find the GNAA member is not look for GN's. The pale death white, pimple-laden, sunlight fearing fatboy that in reality, may be in the closet, is your best bet.
There was already a reply with the correct URL of the product. The blitzsafe thing is just the easiest way to get on AUX on stereos with no AUX port. I have a 2004, and 2003 and up has an AUX interface... if you have an i-bus chip that enables it in line with the rest of the i-bus devices.
So stupid.. analog L/R inputs but require a digital signal to enable the port.
Try to forget for a moment everything you have ever heard about BMW (or MINI) drivers. Go out to your car, and drive to the nearest BMW dealer. Ask to test drive a 325i or if you're lucky enough to have a local MINI dealer (many aren't!) a Cooper or Cooper S. Maybe you have lots of money to burn, so go for a 5 or 7 series.
Drive. Smile. Enjoy.
BMW makes great cars that feel good to drive. Assholes don't buy BMW's to become assholes, they buy BMW's because their lives are so stressful otherwise they need someplace to relax and have fun.:)
Luckily, as a MINI guy, I seem to be skipped over on the 'asshole' generalization. I suspect as more people realize they are built by BMW that'll change. At least I make an attempt not to drive like an asshat, although I do take corners a little hard and take off a little fast. And I enjoy every minute of it.
As a MINI owner, I have been aware this has been possible for quite awhile. It was just done via a third party company who built a custom interface by hacking up the alpine i-bus CD changer interface.
My fear now is that this company is getting ripped off of all their work by this venture with Apple and BMW.:(
I opted for Sirius over buying an iPod for hopes of having a greater selection in diffrent generes, but... oh well.
So long as the argument that "that driver ran his car into my lovely steel posts!", the courts would side with the owner of the property just the same as if the car plowed into the house.
Yeah, but the best way to do DHTML is still to use Javascript to manipulate CSS elements.
Sure, you could do it with css peusdo-classes (in the few instances they are supported), but the sad reality is that Javascript makes this task much easier.
Leaks still aren't very possible so long as you are using magnets to control the plasma. As soon as the magnetic field breaks down, the reaction is over.
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I drive a 2004 MINI Cooper.
MINI's have by-wire fuel and braking. Neither pedal is wired into any kind of mechanical linkage, however the breaking and power steering systems operate off of the battery instead of the engine and the car has a sophisticated warning system for low battery / battery problem conditions.
It's more common than you think, almost every car maker these days is using by wire technology in braking, and more and more in fuel systems in an effort to optimize acceleration for fuel economy purposes.
To my knowledge, no one yet is using by-wire steering in a car sold in the US to the general public. I beleive the Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle being used by the California state government is by-wire, however.
Okay, well, instead of simply relaying things as I have been, let me demonstrate that you are wrong by citing another source directly.
AOPA Online: How Safe Is It?, paragraph 2:
"Compared to automobiles, general aviation -- defined as all kinds of flying except for the airlines and military -- has about one-tenth as many accidents on a per-vehicle-mile basis, and the accident rate has dropped steadily since 1980. There are several reasons why the safety record is as good as it is. Training for a pilot certificate is much more rigorous than it is for a driver's license. Mandatory ground and flight training, along with written and practical tests, help to ensure that pilots have achieved a basic level of proficiency. Periodic recurrent training helps to maintain and improve skills."
I do not see why people keep insisting the parent is true, it's not. General aviation is many times safer than driving an automobile.
I'm working on a Private Pilot certificate and eventually a CFI/CFII so I can help teach some of the new crop of sport pilots. (I see money in that! :) Even with the new Sport Pilot rules, they are very, very limited in range and operating conditions. You can only operate under VFR, not at night, and you have to keep your gross weight under 1,320lbs. There are few commerical aircraft available with more than 1 seat in that category, and none of the planes in that group I've seen are intended for regular flight -- e.g. To Be Overhauled times of less than 1,000 hours, or worse yet, kit planes (which, of all aircraft, are likely to be the least safe, IMHO). Not to mention, if you want more than 2 people, you have to shift away from Sport Pilot rules entirely.
For anyone interested in the new Sport Pilot rules, visit the EAA's Sport Pilot website. If your more interested in a private pilots license, I've found Cessna's Learn to Fly site and the AOPA to be very valuable.
There are also other things at work, however. I will agree that exposure is a factor, however, a large part of it is also a matter of regulation.
Getting a pilots license is a lot more work and a greater financial commitment than getting a drivers license, and accordingly, only people who are willing to take on that greater responsibility are flying.
I have a non-commerical drivers license and a motorcycle endorsement. I spent a total of maybe 10 hours working on the drivers license, and maybe 15 on the motorcycle. After realizing how much I ride my motorcycle, and how dangerous it is (the other morning I had two quick stops required due to deer), I decided, what the hell, I might as well go get a pilots license too (I have an interesting view on my own abilities to increase personal growth).
The sheer ammount of study required is astronomical. And that's just for operating under Visual Flight Rules, which do not allow operation during poor weather conditions. I can see how flying can be safer, only from a standpoint of pilot certification.
If they adopted similar rules for driving, I'm sure the accident rating for automobiles would be decreasing instead of increasing. If you want to look at it from the most sane point of view, by overall percentage, the number of accidents that occur with automobiles has risen every year for 40 years. The number of accidents that occur with airplanes, by overall percentage, has lowered every year for 40 years, AND, there are more pilots in the sky than there were 40 years ago by a long shot.
Given that, I can safely say that exposure in this case is overrated. If the accident rating remained consistant to the number of pilots, it would be a valid argument.
Planes have a non-trivial chance of killing you?
:)
Reality check.
According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, your chances of dying or being seriously injured in an airplane are about 1:4.3 MILLION.
Your chances of dying or being seriously injured in a car, by comparison, work out to about 1:125.
I would say that right now, space flight has a higher than 1:125 chance of serious injury and/or death, but not substantially, and not as the technology matures. I think it will evolve to being quite safe, personally.
1) 0%
:)
2) 5%
3) 0%
4) 90%
5) 5%
Until recently, I didn't even fall into #5, but my wife's sisters like to use my machine to rip/mix/burn, so I am considering it fair use.
If you can get 30HP out of it, $80-90/hp isin't too bad. :)
The silly part, to me, is that newer webcams have:
a) privacy shades that go over the lens, as part of the camera
b: LED's that light up when the camera is 'in use'.
What I don't get is that people are buying webcams without at least those two basic features? I have a logitech quickcam pro and it even lights up when JUST the microphone interface is being accessed.
She won't let me sleep with other women, so I figure its a fair trade?
I drive a MINI and I won't let my wife own an SUV.
If she needs all wheel drive Subaru makes many fine automobiles with that fine trait.
Justin
I never got that either -- the lock itself, and the laptop insert for it, are both very well secured. The little chunk of metal that binds the two together is not. Yank, snap, pull. How hard is that?
The best applications of these locks are on the older cheap compaq's that would literally just fall to pieces if you ganked on the cable a little, case screws snapping out all over.. even if you were the owner of the box. Oops?
You are too narrowly defining the scope of 'program'.
Remember these terms?
A radio program.
A television program.
etc.
From M-W: 2 a : a brief usually printed outline of the order to be followed, of the features to be presented, and the persons participating (as in a public performance) b : the performance of a program; especially : a performance broadcast on radio or television
"2 b" is what's relevant here.
Love,
dictionary nazi windex
Nintendo seems to be busy giving it to Sega for it to work the other way around. ;)
This guy in the parent is claiming that he did on a late 80's early 90's BMW. the words you mentioned did not exist in his post, but the post above it.
Owning a BMW product, I dont have any idea what the fuck you're talking about. I can do everything from replace the ECU to removing the engine without any kind of special 'key'.
If someone told you they had to have a special 'key' to work on the car, they are on crack. In the US, there are laws preventing them from doing things like that. In the 80's it was even more restrictive, as the US was forcing import car makers to jump all kinds of hoops to insure that when people bought an import car that US service centers could repair the cars, since clearly, the import auto makers were all doomed. Also, it was a feebile attempt to steer more cash to domestic dealers.
Love your car-geek regional FUD hating cohort,
windex
Wow. A *correct* troll.
(In awe.)
28 / 37 (cty/hwy) is EPA for the 5 speed base model.
My real world milage is more like:
32 / 40 (cty/hwy)
But, it being a manual, I overdrive the hell out of it whenever possible and let in the clutch to roll down hills without dragging the engine. I guess it all depends on how you drive.
[Car Geek]
My 40mpg estimate is while running the engine at a consistant 2900 rpm in 5th gear.. works out to about 62mph. 76mph is the next good breaking point, which works out to 46mpg or so -- great for long trips through areas with speed limits of 70-75, like most of I-94 west of Wisconsin, but is also a tag too illegal for me on my 55mph posted daily route..
[/Car Geek]
All you have to do to find the GNAA member is not look for GN's. The pale death white, pimple-laden, sunlight fearing fatboy that in reality, may be in the closet, is your best bet.
There was already a reply with the correct URL of the product. The blitzsafe thing is just the easiest way to get on AUX on stereos with no AUX port. I have a 2004, and 2003 and up has an AUX interface... if you have an i-bus chip that enables it in line with the rest of the i-bus devices.
So stupid.. analog L/R inputs but require a digital signal to enable the port.
Try to forget for a moment everything you have ever heard about BMW (or MINI) drivers. Go out to your car, and drive to the nearest BMW dealer. Ask to test drive a 325i or if you're lucky enough to have a local MINI dealer (many aren't!) a Cooper or Cooper S. Maybe you have lots of money to burn, so go for a 5 or 7 series.
:)
Drive. Smile. Enjoy.
BMW makes great cars that feel good to drive. Assholes don't buy BMW's to become assholes, they buy BMW's because their lives are so stressful otherwise they need someplace to relax and have fun.
Luckily, as a MINI guy, I seem to be skipped over on the 'asshole' generalization. I suspect as more people realize they are built by BMW that'll change. At least I make an attempt not to drive like an asshat, although I do take corners a little hard and take off a little fast. And I enjoy every minute of it.
As a MINI owner, I have been aware this has been possible for quite awhile. It was just done via a third party company who built a custom interface by hacking up the alpine i-bus CD changer interface.
:(
... oh well.
My fear now is that this company is getting ripped off of all their work by this venture with Apple and BMW.
I opted for Sirius over buying an iPod for hopes of having a greater selection in diffrent generes, but
Justin
YOU FUCKING FAILED IT, 9,428,063.
... :)
(karma be damned)
So long as the argument that "that driver ran his car into my lovely steel posts!", the courts would side with the owner of the property just the same as if the car plowed into the house.
:)
IANAL, but.. makes sense to me.
Yeah, but the best way to do DHTML is still to use Javascript to manipulate CSS elements.
Sure, you could do it with css peusdo-classes (in the few instances they are supported), but the sad reality is that Javascript makes this task much easier.
Leaks still aren't very possible so long as you are using magnets to control the plasma. As soon as the magnetic field breaks down, the reaction is over.