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> After all, brakes always override the throttle Huh? Is this only in cars with automatic transmission or something? Since with a manual transmission you could
by siika2000 16y ago
> After all, brakes always override the throttle
Huh? Is this only in cars with automatic transmission or something? Since with a manual transmission you couldn't get going uphill if this were true.
- siika2000 16y agoCould the downvoter answer the question? In none of the cars I've driven does the "brake always override the throttle". Yes, brake is more powerful than the the engine, but that is hardly "overriding" in the sense that I understand it.
- chrisbennet 16y agoYou're interpreting "override" as a boolean (either/or) relationship when the poster was describing an analog relationship. The "stop" signal of the brakes outweighs/overrides the "go" signal of the throttle by some low multiple. If I had to guess, the brakes on an average car can consume 3-4 times as much horsespower as the engine produces. Porsche used to describe some of their brakes as "2000 hp brakes".