Other Technologies That Will Need To Adapt

[Kuda]

Anyone thinking the traction of the rear tire is less important than the front has not tried snow and ice with bad rear traction on a front wheel drive. Without good lateral traction on the back you'll find yourself spinning around on even light curves. With only one tire to grip on the back this might bethe Achile's heel of the Elio in snow and ice. A new snow tire design might be needed.

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[Jim H]

Can't see that the center strip of the road will be that much worse for puncture debris, never had trouble with my bike. Stradling road debris will take a little more calculation in a tail-dragger design.

Apparently the trike industry and Can-Am haven't stopped production and sales because of the these "concerns" so I do not see them as a problem for the Elio

 

[Craig]

Anyone thinking the traction of the rear tire is less important than the front has not tried snow and ice with bad rear traction on a front wheel drive. Without good lateral traction on the back you'll find yourself spinning around on even light curves. With only one tire to grip on the back this might bethe Achile's heel of the Elio in snow and ice. A new snow tire design might be needed.

Take any front wheel drive car around any curve at any speed on snow/ice, then the Elio on the same curve at the same speed, with half the weight/centrifugal force there should be little difference if any. With all the weight in the front, if anything the front will push. JMO

 

[Danno]

If you drive like a fool, you will have a problem...not the cars fault!

 

[Jim H]

If you drive like a fool, you will have a problem...not the cars fault!

You can't fix stupid !!!!!!!!

 

[Danno]

Yes you can...you don't sell them cars!

 

[Joshua Caldwell]

You can't fix stupid !!!!!!!!

Darwin can!

 

[Craig]

Darwin can!

The government is phasing out natural selection through regulations.

 

[D.D.Bwana]

You can't fix stupid !!!!!!!!

You can fix stupid. But you can't fix damned stupid.

 

[Craig]

New movie coming out called The Purge: Anarchy
Think about all the SiFi movies that are coming true.