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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

firecrash4 injured · 1174809 · 2015-04-10

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
300 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

A FEW OF US FROM THE SODONA PHYSICS CLUB, BOB "PHOTON", JACK "PLASMA", TOM "THERMOD" DROVE OFF A CLIFF TO TEST THE OFF-ROAD FEATURES OUR NEW VEHICLE. THOUGH THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN, THE OFF-ROAD FEATURES WE WERE EXPECTING FOR CONTROLLING ROLL, PITCH AND YAW WERE A NO SHOW ! HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO MANUFACTURE AN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE WITHOUT THESE BASIC FEATURES; PLAMA RECORDED IT IF YOUR INTERESTED WE CAN SHOOT YOU A COPY. ANYWAY, BASED ON TERMOD'S CALCULATIONS WE HIT TERMINAL VELOCITY IN 19 SECONDS, PHOTON ESTIMATES WE WERE GOING ABOUT 300 MPH, BUT HE DIDN'T LOOK TO GOOD, SO THIS NUMBER MAY BE OFF. SO WE HIT A PINE TREE "THE LONG WAY" AND ENDED UP ON 4 WHEELS WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE. CAN YOU CHECK INTO THIS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10706728
Machine
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