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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by bwilson4web, Apr 6, 2010.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Another freeway incident where it's really hard to understand how just a stuck accelerator (floor-mat) could cause so much trouble without a fairly large dose of driver incompetence as well.

    Read the section titled "Pre Crash" (see attachment). Does anyone else get the feeling that this guy didn't really try all that hard to stop the car when it first happened and probably just decided "oh well, I might as well just ride the brake all the way home".
     

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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    In every discussion of Unintended Acceleration, I make the claim your brakes have the ability to overpower your engine to a full stop ONCE, but that only trying to slow the car, rather than stop the car, is a recipe for disaster.

    That thumbnail sure sounds familiar.
     
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