Hahhahah.. on the "Grant Rule" .. Having used up 11 of my 9 lives, I can state with conviction that feat was only possible because I required full knowledge of what risks I was taking before hand, and set the rule that I was in full control during the event [as much as humanly possible].
I suppose logic would indicate that habit carry over into my approach to all machinery. Your personal mileage may vary, however. :)) On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think one would be justified with a new "Grant" rule: Don't drive or > ride in a Toyota with a computer controlling the throttle! > > If I owned one, I think I would install a big red kill switch to cut power > to that computer, mount it prominently on center dash. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On April 26, 2015 10:07:00 AM EDT, Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>Curly will love this one! > >> > >>Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences | EDN > >> > >> > http://www.edn.com/design/automotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences > >>-- > >>Max Dillon > >>Charleston SC > >>'87 300TD > >>'95 E300 > > > >That is terrible. It certainly raises suspicion of all Toyotas. > >Kiichiro Toyoda would certainly not approve of how current cars are > >designed to operate...or not operate as desired. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
