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3Hotdogs

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5. My Hyundai has one. It doesn't work in sleet.

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Tue Dec 7, 2021, 06:15 PM

Dec 2021

But it saved my friend's life. We were on a road trip... him on a Harley. Me in the Hyundai.

Stopped in right hand lane. Light changes. We both take off --- when an asshole in th left lane cuts him off to make a right hand turn.

He stopped.

Auto braking system stopped me from hitting him.

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Attn: DU Truckers... have you seen this emergency brake system from Volvo? [View all] tenderfoot Dec 2021 OP

awesome. Of course, the unlucky people who rear end the truck ecstatic Dec 2021 #1

Wow, that is great Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #2

That's awesome MissB Dec 2021 #3

Pretty amazing, but what if pavement is wet or icy? royable Dec 2021 #4

Nothing is perfect. marie999 Dec 2021 #8

My Hyundai has one. It doesn't work in sleet. 3Hotdogs Dec 2021 #5

Wow we can do it Dec 2021 #6

My Subaru has something similar. we can do it Dec 2021 #7

Mine too. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #11

That child actor earned his pay. Sneederbunk Dec 2021 #9

My last truck was their 860 Globetrotter model. denbot Dec 2021 #10

Impressive. TomSlick Dec 2021 #12

I ran out in front of a car just like that, mom whipped my ass good. Hotler Dec 2021 #13

I'll be driving one with a similar system in the morning. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2021 #14