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Originally Posted by cmdahler
Why would only having power to one wheel cause a car to swerve out of control, much less topple? Lots of cars have been designed for decades with powertrains that only applied power to one wheel out of all four, and I don't think any of those toppled as a result.
This is a silly argument. An engine stall hardly qualifies as a major emergency in a car; it's more of a major hassle.
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Have you ever actually driven on a busy freeway? I for one would not look forward to the prospect of changing multiple lanes in a car whose velocity is not in my control.
As for why a wheel losing power will cause a car to swerve, its because the car is then pushed unequally one its two sides, creating a torque, a turning force. Think of rowing a boat and how rowboats turn by stopping the oar on one side.
And claiming that safety oriented agencies should outlaw something simply because it *might* cause problems is wrong. By that argument flying itself should be outlawed, since it poses a risk. Certainly, when a suspicion that something is dangerous arises, they should outlaw that thing temporarily. But then they should conduct investigations to determine whether there is an actual risk and how great the risk is.
I refuse to buy the argument that it is impossible to determine this risk or that it is impossible to reduce it to tolerable levels.