power-assisted

With [traditional] power-assisted steering, there is always a direct mechanical connection between the wheel and the steering box/rack.

With [traditional] power-assisted brakes, there is always a direct connection between the pedal doing the braking and the wheel cylinders.

This is the same reason that non-power-assisted steering vehicles are easy to turn at high speed, and difficult at low/no speed.

Well, there are power-assisted bicycles, but they don't generally go up to 65 kph.

Bill pulled himself up from ski lift strength power-assisted bootstraps.

I'm surprised that power-assisted human control of stuff is so far behind, all we have is lane assist and stuff like that.

You won't have power-assisted braking or power-steering, but with a bit of adrenaline-fueled strength, it is definitely preferable to being in a car that is stuck accelerating.

It's not practical for everyone, but between power-assisted e-bikes and the observation that you don't need to do it _every_ day, it's a lot more achievable than many think.

The cable-operated E-brake definitely doesn't stop the car anywhere near as well as the power-assisted hydraulic brakes, but having two different braking methods can be a literal lifesaver when one system fails.

This is the same reason why electric bicycles in the UK must only apply power to assist you as you pedal - they must detect when you pedal, and act as power-assisted pedalling.

However, this meant I had to keep my food on the brake pedal to stop it rolling backwards and it's surprisingly tough to keep the car stationary on a slope with a brake pedal that's no longer power-assisted.