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Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned' [But he wouldn't shift into neutral!]
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| 2010-03-10
| ELLIOT SPAGAT
Posted on 03/10/2010 6:36:28 AM PST by justlurking
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I thought it was useful to post this, after all the discussion on previous threads about "why didn't he ....?"
To: justlurking
To: justlurking
Sikes told reporters he didn't go into neutral because he worried the car would flip.
Head shaky
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:37:56 AM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom sarc ;))
To: justlurking
...why throw ‘er into neutral when there’s a law suit/settlement in the offing?....by calling 911 he documented his emotional distress.
To: justlurking
Some people are just so stupid they shouldn’t be given driver’s licenses. Thought the car would flip????
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:39:06 AM PST
by
The_Reader_David
(And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
To: al baby
“I’m a liberal and therefore smarter than the CHP or 911 dispatcher”.
To: justlurking
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:39:34 AM PST
by
bvw
To: justlurking
I had some serious questions about this entire episode. I don’t understand why anyone would pick up a cell phone and make any type of call, even to 911, if you’re stuck at 80 / 90 mph.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:39:49 AM PST
by
twigs
To: al baby
This whole thing stinks like week-old fish.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:40:01 AM PST
by
dogcaller
To: justlurking
“Sikes told reporters he didn’t go into neutral because he worried the car would flip.”
Oh good God. They didn’t say throw it into park (even that wouldn’t have made it flip, it would have popped it into nuetral anyway). Intellegence of Prius drivers on display.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:40:11 AM PST
by
autumnraine
(You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
To: justlurking
This story doesn’t pass the smell test to me.
To: justlurking
Mighty suspicious. This is a narrow window of opportunity to get a new car and an income from a settlement. Remember, all people lie. All people are devious and jump at the chance for the “quick kill” so they don’t ever have to work again.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:40:25 AM PST
by
USCG SimTech
(Honored to serve since '71)
To: justlurking
The officer said he told Sikes to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the emergency brakes as the Prius neared 85 mph. The car slowed to about 55 mph, at which time Sikes says he turned off the ignition and the car came to a stop. That would be my first inclination. Popping into neutral would cause the engine to over RPM, and potentially destroy the engine - turning the ignition off simply shuts the engine down ... something that is inherently obvious to me.
Now, did this person also stack a couple floormats on top of each other, such that the floormat entraps the pedal when it's pushed down?
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:41:11 AM PST
by
Hodar
(Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
To: justlurking
" Sikes told reporters he didn't go into neutral because he worried the car would flip. "What a dumbass. This, along with the first thing he did after the incident being (apparently) to run out in front of the Toyota dealership to have his picture taken makes me suspect that the guy just cranked up his cruise control and called the cops so he could make the news.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:41:56 AM PST
by
OKSooner
To: justlurking
The government/media’s treatment of these cases is turning into “pile on Toyota”. I think Smugboy is trolling for a fat lawsuit.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:42:18 AM PST
by
AngryJawa
(Obama's Success is America's Failure)
To: justlurking
We are all creatures of habit, and most of us have no habit of shifting into neutral, just using the brakes and accelerator. Hindsight is 20-20.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:42:45 AM PST
by
devere
To: justlurking
It is troubling that so many drivers are so clueless and inexperienced.
When I was about 20, I had a car where the throttle stuck. I didn’t miss a beat, threw it into neutral, came to a stop and shut the engine off. I then, drove the car with the throttle still stuck, about 3 miles to my mechanic to get it fixed.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:43:07 AM PST
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
To: justlurking
"Sikes told reporters he didn't go into neutral because he worried the car would flip."
I can understand concern for turning the key off because of the power steering issue, however, worrying because the car might "flip" from putting it in neutral seems odd. Now, the engine might blow from the RPMs but can't really get a grip on the flipping concern.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:43:16 AM PST
by
mentor2k
To: twigs
I dont understand why anyone would pick up a cell phone and make any type of call, even to 911, if youre stuck at 80 / 90 mph.Creation of "evidence" for the upcoming litigation.
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:43:26 AM PST
by
AngryJawa
(Obama's Success is America's Failure)
To: justlurking
He didn't go into neutral because it wouldn't help his lawsuit against Toyota. IMHO the whole thing was fake
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posted on
03/10/2010 6:43:35 AM PST
by
MSgt Smith
(unexpectedly in Thailand)
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