And that is my biggest issue with binary drivers©️ When something in the brake system fails, the car in front of them is what stops them.
(A binary driver is one who must accelerate until it's time to stop. When it's time to stop, they brake at the limits of tire adhesion) Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: March 18, 2022 4:02 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] The car ran and drove great until the breaks went almost completely out and I rear ended someone. 1987 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 D Sedan 4D, $1, 000 That’s why I always make sure my emergency/parking brake is in good working order. It won’t help in a panic stop, but under most circumstances it can do the job enough to get the car in a safe place. -D > On Mar 18, 2022, at 4:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > I've lost master cylinders at least twice while driving around town. > Fortunately, there is SOME stopping power in this situation. > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 4:12 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >> I had a situation with my car a couple of years back where the brakes >> gave out. The master cylinder gave up. I was in the city traffic and >> stopped at a red light. I was first in line and on a slight incline and >> the car crept ahead. Initially, I thought I hadn't stepped hard enough >> on the brake. The light turned and I drove away, but the first time I >> stepped on the brake pedal it sunk towards the floor and I knew I had a >> problem. I was only a few blocks from home so took it home and into the >> garage while I still had some braking action. Not sure what might have >> happened had I needed to do a panic stop. >> >> Randy >> >> On 18/03/2022 3:06 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >>> He braked the car >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/685800445959259 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
