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Originally Posted by R0bDC
How is it not? You can be on the freeway going 90mph per hour. Sure you can steer, but you are losing speed. Not to mention you cant shift gears or press the brakes because the car will die on you.
I can think of multiple scenarios of how it can dangerous. You may think, "Ohhh thats would be very unlikely" but hey when you have thousands of people driving out there unlikely becomes likely.
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No worse than any number of potential incidents that can happen on the roadway. Driving a vehicle is dangerous, period. CSC failure is safer than a tire blowout, which is far more common. Just put your hazards on and move over to the shoulder. It's not like you're going to slow down 30 mph suddenly - you'll just gradually slow down from the engine braking. And why do you say you can't brake? If you're going 90 mph, you can brake all the way down to 2/3 of that speed (~30 mph) before worrying about engine dying. That should give you plenty of time to make your maneuver to the side of the road. I would argue that going 90 mph is less safe than the CSC failing at highway speeds.
Not to mention, I can't even recall any incidents where the CSC failed completely
while driving. Most people come out to a mushy pedal when they get in the car.
I guess my point is that there are other things to be more concerned about failing while on the highway. The CSC failing is going to much more manageable than some more common scenarios.