Hello Neil & PIC.ers, ..mmm.. IIRC this was tried many years ago in S. Africa, a few systems failed - and not to 'safety' either, they had the horrible tendency to lock up under speed - there were accidents, law suits, etc.etc... Take care. best regards, John >Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 01:03:04 -0600 >From: PicDude >Subject: Re: [OT]: Dude, where's my car ? Oh, that green guy's got it > >Don't know if this has been mentioned on this thread already, >but I have a device (not installed yet) that is rigged into >the brake-lines, and locks the brake fluid in the lines with >a key (when the car is exited). With the device locked, the >brake pedal is depressed and this locks the brakes, so the car >can't be driven. To bypass the system, a thief would have to >cut the brake lines, which would make it undriveable. > >Cheers, >-Neil. e-mail from the desk of John Sanderson, JS Controls. Snailmail: PO Box 1887, Boksburg 1460, Rep. of South Africa. Tel/fax: Johannesburg, South Africa (011) 893 4154 Cellphone no: 082 741 6275 email: jsand@pixie.co.za Manufacturer & purveyor of laboratory force testing apparatus, and related products and services. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads