Apparently he was too stupid to turn the key off. It would be a HUGE issue if turning the key off would not turn off the car.
And they later found (via the cars ‘black box’) that he was applying the accelerator himself.
What I found dishonest about the unintended acceleration hoax is that any car's brakes, unless they are damaged and inoperable, will overpower even full throttle acceleration--every time. The people with this alleged "problem" obviously panicked and didn't realize they were stomping the accelerator pedal to the floor and not the brake pedal.
i think that was shown to be true.
My biggest concern was the deliberate hoaxer on the thruway- why was he never prosecuted?
i think that was shown to be true.
My biggest concern was the deliberate hoaxer on the thruway- why was he never prosecuted?
“What I found dishonest about the unintended acceleration hoax is that any car’s brakes, unless they are damaged and inoperable, will overpower even full throttle acceleration—every time. The people with this alleged “problem” obviously panicked and didn’t realize they were stomping the accelerator pedal to the floor and not the brake pedal. “
They will, if you apply them firmly once, for as long as necessary to stop the car. If you make multiple half-hearted attempts you may well overheat the brakes and render them useless.
I was then, and still am skeptical about claims of unintended acceleration caused by mechanical faults. There may have been a few, but once you start publicizing a story like this the crooks and idiots come out of the woodwork and start making claims.
A local Audi dealer had a cash $$$ offer.
He holds the brake pedal down, if you can make the car move; you get the cash.
Most cars can stop from 60 mph in around 3 seconds, not counting RT.
Few cars can go 0-60 in 3 seconds.