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Jul 22, 2019Explorer III
Planning wrote:To do what? The Michelin video clearly shows the driver "flooring" it; to me that is the same as "stomping" on the throttle; you say tomato, I say tomatoe. In any case, that additional throttle accomplishes nothing measurable. It does not "lift" the front end and reduce the drag, so the drag (force vector if you prefer that scientific "sounding" term) is still there, and in fact may even be increased by any additional speed. It also does nothing to reduce that drag AFTER you have stepped on the gas and decide to then let off and finally start decelerating; the exact same drag is still there, only now you may be going even faster. You've accomplished nothing other than to travel a couple hundred additional feet prior to even beginning to slow down (65mph equals 95' per second). The key to maintaining control of a blowout is to NOT panic, NOT stomp on the brakes, NOT make sudden steering inputs (and we ALL have a good hold of the wheel while driving, right?).
There is no "stomping" in controlling for a blowout. There is a controlled application of thrust sufficient to counteract the force vector; a smooth decisive application of throttle.
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