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Forum: General Talk
02-03-2010, 03:14 PM
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So did I.. Ford, in the early 1990s late 1980s stopped providing floor mats with the Thunderbird, as in they were not available as an option. The problem was that if you pressed the accelerator pedal too much it would get stuck on the floor mat holding it in place at near wide open throttle. Trust me, the brakes could slow the car down but there was no way in hell they would stop it. I left the floor mats I had purchased in the parking lot where I finally got the car under control.
The first instinct of most in a runaway situation is to panic. Same thing as when someone hits an ice patch on the highway. Most will instinctively put on the brakes, causing the wheels to lock up sending the car into an uncontrolled slip, spin, and sometimes flip. Reaction will of course greatly dictate the outcome.
Maybe it's just me, but I still prefer a mechanical (cable) connection between the pedal and the throttle body. I've never trusted Drive by Wire.
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