The Possible end of heel and toe

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 9:16 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/busin ... wanted=all

From the article:

Quote:

The [Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 …] requires the highway safety agency to issue a rule requiring a minimum distance between accelerator and brake pedals and the vehicle floor.

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 9:17 am

Marty Howard wrote:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/business/05auto.html?src=sch&pagewanted=all

From the article:

Quote:

The [Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 …] requires the highway safety agency to issue a rule requiring a minimum distance between accelerator and brake pedals and the vehicle floor.

Man, I need to buy some OMP stock!

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 9:43 am

Michael Westerfield wrote:

Marty Howard wrote:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/business/05auto.html?src=sch&pagewanted=all

From the article:

Quote:

The [Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 …] requires the highway safety agency to issue a rule requiring a minimum distance between accelerator and brake pedals and the vehicle floor.

Man, I need to buy some OMP stock!

Especially with the use of plastic pedals. You can't just grab them with a big set of pliers and bend into a new position.

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 9:58 am

This is clearly why we need pedal covers to be legal in stock class autocross!

*gulp*

--Donnie

clinehall · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 10:01 am

This from the article:

Specifically, the Senate bill would require automobiles to be able to stop within a certain distance, even with an open throttle, a priority with safety advocates for many years.

Maybe they could put a little device that would put the car in neutral if the throttle sticks. Wonder what that would be called? I am so glad that Jay Rockefeller is up in Washington protecting me :cry:

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 10:26 am

First Toyota brought us the Supra, then the Prius, and now this? Thanks a lot Toyota!

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Can someone clear something up for me?

For all of the other NHTSA rules we have, like seatbelts, airbags, etc ... were those all started as a Senate Bill, or does NHTSA have some autonomy for automaker regulations? And if NHTSA is the group which should be doing this, why is the Senate involved?

I only ask because I have been learning a LOT lately about the kind of hidden agenda items that get bundled with Senate bills and it's deeply troubling.

If the NHTSA should be doing this, and if I find that Congress is trying to bundle anything beyond the simple pedal-gap mandate, I am prepared to go Postal on our senators and reps.

And they better give Congress more than 15 minutes to read the bill. And they better let us read it for more than 36 hours like the last big bill that got passed.

WalterHouston · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 12:25 pm

Sure, but it will be added to the list of bad topics.

There is a hidden agenda for more Federal government control. Some might call it Socialism. Both parties are guilty not just the Democraps.

Our freedoms are being gradually taken away. It will get much worse before it gets better, but I believe we will eventually return to the America our founders intended.

David Spratte · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 1:04 pm

RobLupella · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 1:12 pm

WalterHouston wrote:

Sure, but it will be added to the list of bad topics.

There is a hidden agenda for more Federal government control. Some might call it Socialism. Both parties are guilty not just the Democraps.

Our freedoms are being gradually taken away. It will get much worse before it gets better, but I believe we will eventually return to the America our founders intended.

It is just one more intrusion on us by the nanny-state and lawyers and the general victims..er I mean public. Something goes wrong and of course it can't be their fault.

The government then intrudes - Democrats, Republicans they all do. If they were really concerned with vehicle safety then they should mandate to states that they have to provide comprehensive driver instruction to new drivers, have people who are in multiple at-fault accidents have to go through real remedial training, better police who gets drivers licenses and improve enforcement of stuff that really kills people on roads - not revenue producing red-light cameras.

Oh well, it will never happen ....

steve remchak · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 1:20 pm

given the new transmission technologies being developed i believe this may be moot anyway. the row your own era is slowly but steadily ending.

oh, and F the Republicans. :twisted:

clinehall · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 1:29 pm

Wow, I agree with something Rob said :shock:

I think I will feel better if I have the opportunity to pummell a sleeping democrat, wonder when that opportunity will present itself? :twisted:

steve remchak · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 1:36 pm

clinehall wrote:

Wow, I agree with something Rob said :shock:

I think I will feel better if I have the opportunity to pummell a sleeping democrat, wonder when that opportunity will present itself? :twisted:

try using your LEFT hand this time Honey.

Michael Czeiszperger · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:35 am **Posts:** 861

But why does the government want to take away our newsletter?

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Wed May 05, 2010 2:02 pm

Michael Czeiszperger wrote:

But why does the government want to take away our newsletter?

because they didn't get heel of the month!!

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