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Stuck accelerator Video. HOLY CRAP

There was no way to know he could not fix the accelerator when he dodged the first car, good reaction IMO. In light of the brakes not being powerful enough to stop the car... swerving such that you spin out to bleed speed then crashing was probably the best option as soon as he dodged the first 3-4 cars.

He needed quick thinkings x2 not just quick thinking x1. One and done = bad.

=p

As soon as the crash was imminent I would have just swerved randomly to bleed speed and cause a multi collision crash (so that the impact is spread across as many smaller impacts as possible instead of one SLAM into the back of that car.)

A little crazy is a good thing
 
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xj0hnx said:
No they don't, I'd they are worn enough the engine could over power them, especially once it has some momentum behind it.
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The car can't gain the momentum necessary to overpower the brakes if the driver reacts properly. If it happens on a car going freeway speed it's possible that the car will overpower the brakes. From a standing stop no way. This guy was at a standing stop and lost control of the vehicle, that's driver error pure and simple.
 
What's stopping them from putting the car on neutral/stepping on brakes/turning off car? ^_^
 
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jjsole said:
Put it in neutral?...

Hopefully I'd have enough sense at the time to put it in neutral or shut off the engine.
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Neutral would blow the engine, but at least you'd avoid an accident. Just shut the car off. I think they teach that on the first day of drivers ed.
 
jjsole said:
Put it in neutral?...

Hopefully I'd have enough sense at the time to put it in neutral or shut off the engine.
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Will that always work, or will it be locked when moving? I know my old car had a lock override button. So you'd need one hand to shift, and another to push in the override. Who needs to steer in an emergency?
 
NL5 said:
Neutral would blow the engine, but at least you'd avoid an accident. Just shut the car off. I think they teach that on the first day of drivers ed.
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At worse it would red line your engine, at which point the ECU will cut the fuel off. But, you will lose the forward momentum once neutral is engaged.
 
xj0hnx said:
No they don't, I'd they are worn enough the engine could over power them, especially once it has some momentum behind it.
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Yes, they do. Take your car up to 60 mph and floor both the brakes and the accelerator. You WILL slow down. Worst case scenario is that the brakes will overheat at some point and you'll come to a balance at 5 to 10 mph, but you sure as hell will not just go shooting to 80 mph. And it doesn't matter what car you have, if you floor the brakes while stopped even 100% throttle won't make you start moving.

The brakes would have to be completely worn out (devoid of friction material) to be ineffective at slowing the car.

ZV
 
Twista said:
Maybe on newer cars with that feature, but not all cars-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT07_JbnKWQ
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hmmm consumer reports and abc news.......no history of rigged car tests there 🙄

i'm not a car maker apologist - they are to be despised as much as anyone else - but the facts are the facts. it's operator error and poor skills combined with a refusal to take responsibility and a willingness to make money in a BS lawsuit, just like it was with audi years ago.
 
kevman said:
I do not understand why these fucking morons just don't put it in neutral.
WHAT THE FUCK ?
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You are obviously a moron and don't understand that under so much pressure and adrenaline running through you at that exact moment, you sometimes do not think as clearly as a somebody (cough cough) sitting behind his little computer monitor watching a video on youtube in his parents basement.
 
and this is why everyone should be forced to learn stick, anyone who knows how to drive stick would calmly just shift into neutral even on an automatic, then just take the key out
 
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