Sentences with phrase «hit the car brakes»

When we enter the tomb of suffering, we have about as much control over the logistics as when we hit the car brakes on black - ice — and if there's anything human nature craves, it's control.

While we do need cortisol in our bodies and our lives — say, to help us hit the car brakes before slamming into a tree — our modern lifestyles prompt us to pump out way too much of this steroid hormone.

Anti-lock brakes allow a driver to hit the car brakes hard, to stop suddenly in an emergency, without locking the car's wheels.

Not exact matches

Tesla's Autopilot system uses cameras, radar and computers to detect objects and automatically brake if the car is about to hit something.

Several car companies have developed systems that detect pedestrians and automatically brake to avoid hitting them and, embarrassing PR glitches aside, Volvo's «city safety» feature represents the market leader in this area.

It takes a tortured argument to believe that you can prevent a car from stopping by hitting the brakes.

In one of the scenarios Honda is testing, the first car traveling in a group of three slams on the brakes to avoid hitting an animal, which sends an immediate warning to the following vehicles and sends a picture of the situation to their dashboards.

Cortisol is your main stress hormone, and it rises during times of stress to sharpen senses and increase chances of survival (if you were, say, outrunning a tiger or slamming on your brakes to avoid hitting a car in traffic).

When Josh slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a dog along a two - lane highway in the country, his car is rear - ended by Lorraine (Marianne Jean - Baptiste), a cellist en route to a gig.

Her mental illness is confirmed very quickly when she heads straight for a brick wall with her car without the intention of hitting the brakes or swerving away.

We managed to hit 205 mph on a closed test track before having to brake for the next bend, and the car was feeling more stable by the second, while the cylinders were only just hitting their stride.

When I hit slightly rough patches of road, especially when braking or cornering, it kind of feels like the car «skips» a little.

All 2016 GLI models also receive Volkswagen's Automatic Post-Collision Braking system, which applies the brakes after a crash to help prevent the car from hitting anything else.

For the 2018 LS, the Lexus Safety System + A will emergency brake if the system detects the car is about to hit a pedestrian.

When I stop the car (by hitting the brake pedal), the engine all of a sudden stops while on drive.

We're rushing headlong toward a 180 - degree second - gear corner in a Subaru WRX STI rally car when I drop down the gears and hit the brake pedal.

So why would car designers give you the feature to shift from reverse to drive without hitting the brake of it can cause damage?

Every automatic transmission car I've driven (not sure if all do this) allow you to shift from Reverse to Neutral and from Neutral to Drive (and therefore Reverse all the way to Drive) without pressing the brake or hitting the little shift lock on the gear selector.

This caused the car to «steer» when hitting bumps, potholes, etc, as well as during braking and accelerating.

It shakes like when you're on driving mode and you hit brake to stop your car (like waiting for red light).

Lap three and I once again approach Abbey corner in sixth gear and hit the brakes at the same point I did on the previous lap, only this time the car doesn't slow.

Played with a set of headphones, you can pick up all the small pieces of gravel hitting the underside of the car, or the squeak of brakes, or even cracks and pops when you lift off.

This car lasted for over 132,000 miles over 4.5 year when the guy in front of me slammed on his brakes causing me to hit him, and causing me to be hit from behind.

Meanwhile, heavy - duty front springs provide a little more support when you hit the brakes hard, keeping the car from standing on its nose just as you want to steer into a corner.

The drivers had the feeling the car with AHK did not allow them to exactly hit the brake and acceleration points they were used to and complained they could not hit the proper racing line and apex in curves.

If the rear tires are hitting small bumps in the road while braking and the rear shocks are not stopping them from bouncing, then yes, failing shocks / struts could cause your car to fishtail.

(Note that Active Park Assist, like Lexus» APGS, alerts you as you approach the car behind you, but it's up to you to hit the brakes before you back into it.)

After rain though, water would spill into the car whenever I hit the brake.

The brakes might be worth upgrading if you plan on hitting the track, but they do a good - enough job at stopping the car during regular street use.

It includes the collision - mitigating braking system, which applies the car's brakes to avoid hitting obstacles sensed by its forward - looking radar.

When you hit the brakes, it sets in motion a chain of events that eventually leads to your car slowing and then stopping.

A camera mounted at the top of the windshield enabled a pre-collision braking system, which also warned me if it thought I wasn't braking soon enough to avoid hitting cars ahead.

Fuel and tax will be expensive, then, and so will other running costs: tyres, brakes and general maintenance for performance cars like the S6 tend to hit hard, although Audi's fixed - price servicing plans will make the bills easier to predict.

Let the driver ahead hit the brakes and your car brakes automatically, too.

The auto braking, the hill start assist, the blind spot information, trace control, auto parking, The acceleration of the car is hit and miss, whereby if you put the throttle to the floor, the car goes slower with less pull, yet if you pull it back from the floor about an inch, it goes faster (like a sweet spot) which is testing when you need full power to overtake.

On the track, the car tracks well, will hit 120 mph on a short straight, and the Brembo brakes securely burn off speed in time for the next turn.

My vehicle will experience turbulence at times (meaning that my car will start uncontrollably shaking when I hit the brakes or the gas) My car also leaks in 4 different places, their isn't a place to put an aux cord, I have to put water in it literally every time I drive it.

I hit the brake pedal, and the Brembo ceramic brakes slowed the car down with ease.

ESP and Collision Prevention Assistance comes as standard, but do be aware that this is not a full autonomous braking system — it won't entirely prevent you from hitting the car in front.

Do not give into this temptation, as it could lead to a rear end collisions should the car in front of you quickly hit their brakes.

You may assume that you need a certain distance to stop but because your brakes are weak, that distance grows long enough that you hit the car ahead of you.

Suspension: The original suspension is all in good shape and the car drives great.The power disc brakes will stop it very easily.The power steering feels light and easy to steer, like all Mopars of this era.The front and rear sway bars help with the handling and it doesn't feel like you're all over the road when you hit a bump.The car is listed for sale locally and I reserve the right to remove it from auction at any time.

The 1994 Buick LeSabre Limited slowed down when its optional traction - control system became active.The system automatically cut back on engine power and gently applied anti-lock brakes, thus indicating that I had hit a patch of icy road during a test drive along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.It was a good early warning signal that allowed the driver to take corrective action and avoid disaster.Background: For several years, the LeSabre has been America's best - selling full - size car, which is puzzling.

It comes in nice and smooth as you hit the brake, and as soon as you lift off, take the corner, drop a gear and slam the gas - the car flies through it.

A rear - facing radar system can snug the seatbelts if a rear collision seems likely, but here the car can't strobe the rear tail lamps to alert the car behind to hit the brakes.

The car has beeped at me 3 times now when the car in front of the car in front of me has hit their brakes hard.

I wish the aggressive braking would have been incorporated in a more traditional way — by hitting the brake the car would stop quickly using only regenerative braking, rather than actual brakes, for most stops.

it seems that the car is either in go or no go mode... once you hit the breaks nothing really happens, but press just a little further and WOW its like you are slamming on the brakes.

This feature helps prevent the car from lurching forward or backward in case the driver hits the accelerator pedal instead of the brake when first starting the car.

You have to step up to the top - of - the - line Premium trim to get features like Front Automatic Braking, which hits the brakes if the car senses an impending collision, and Full Speed Range Adaptive Cruise Control.