Being praised for driving 190km/hr????

caboose483 said:
Unable to turn it off because she didn't know how.

With the recent publicity these events are getting, perhaps police officers and 911 operators should be made aware and advise anyone calling in with this problem to try pressing and holding the ignition on/off button.

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With the hundreds of other things 911 operators need to be aware of, this adds to the list of probably unlikely situations that may or may not happen, and there-for training doesn't cover it.

Though I do agree it is a good idea, I don't see it happening anytime soon.

A 911 operator spends the majority of their job educating the public, why not educate them on how to stop their runaway cars :rolleyes:
 
slowbird said:
With the hundreds of other things 911 operators need to be aware of, this adds to the list of probably unlikely situations that may or may not happen, and there-for training doesn't cover it.

Though I do agree it is a good idea, I don't see it happening anytime soon.

A 911 operator spends the majority of their job educating the public, why not educate them on how to stop their runaway cars :rolleyes:
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Improved training is one of the least effective methods of risk control. The preferred option is to eliminate the hazard, for example replacing the throttle pedal with a joystick type of control (not gonna happen, I know). The next best option is to design a system failsafe or workaround that doesn't depend on human input, like a throttle that closes when the brake is applied, or a more intuitive shut down button. This is where some manufacturers have failed.

Not saying individuals are blameless, just saying that manufacturers need to do a better job.
 
For the people making sarcastic comments about the brakes... I had a pedal stuck under a mat when I was a teen, and braking does nothing when the accelerator is on the floor. All it does is make a nice smoke show. Until you get the accelerator unstuck.
 
dodgingwrenches said:
For the people making sarcastic comments about the brakes... I had a pedal stuck under a mat when I was a teen, and braking does nothing when the accelerator is on the floor. All it does is make a nice smoke show. Until you get the accelerator unstuck.
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Really? What vehicle? Any vehicle I ever owned going back to late 60's models had brakes capable of overpowering an engine. Heck even my 70 Cutlass with 4 drums could do it. Only way I can see this is weak legs and depleted vacuum assist...
 
DJM said:
Really? What vehicle? Any vehicle I ever owned going back to late 60's models had brakes capable of overpowering an engine. Heck even my 70 Cutlass with 4 drums could do it. Only way I can see this is weak legs and depleted vacuum assist...
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A brake stand doesn't stress the brakes like a 70-0 stop with throttle open. Is that what you did with the Cutlass?
 
fastar1 said:
I'm seeking clarifiaction on a claim about a car with 4 drums. What does the C&D article have to say on that topic?
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It says that cars can't overpower their brakes. Get over it.
 
It honestly scares me how little people know about their cars, and yet they rely on them day in and day out. I'm sure if you asked most people what to do in this situation who just view a car as a way to go 'point a to point b', they also wouldn't be able to answer correctly. The same goes if you asked them what is Neutral (and what does it actually do), why an engine has oil, etc. I'm not saying everyone has to be an engineer, but personally I like to have a vague (to in-depth) understanding of everything I use/interact with all the time.

I still remember too when I was 16 years old (maybe had my G1 for 3 or 4 months) I was in my parents' 1986 Astro van (V6), and got the gas pedal stuck while turning into a parking space next to a building with a nice, solid, brick wall. Only took milliseconds for me to key-off/shutdown the car, floor the brakes, then take a second to figure out what just happened (snow mat had caught the pedal holding it to the floor). Sure it wasn't a pushstart, but this is with only 3 months experience behind the wheel of a car.
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