In message <76d5e4a4-520c-4150-aeba-d875e4074...@aol.com>, dated Wed, 17 Feb 2010, Derek Walton <lfresea...@aol.com> writes:
>Ed. Your last para opens speculation that the end result might have >been intentional. There do seem to be some very odd features about this incident. Why wasn't the CHP officer making the 911 call, instead of the hysterical person who did? However, that is beside the point. Now that the focus has turned to EMI being involved, and the practical impossibility of testing for all conceivable EMI threats, I think we are looking towards a *mechanical* emergency throttle closer and/or fuel cut-off. It seems to me that this would not be costly to add to the vehicle. More, perhaps, to the point, it could very substantially reduce the cost of EMC testing, to not more than about double what seems to have been the norm for some manufacturers up to now. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK I should be disillusioned, but it's not worth the effort. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@socal.rr.com> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>