Another Likely RV Brake Failure Crash

MotorPro wrote:
The driver was rejected .....meaning no seat belt..............as soon as she hit the first bump she was likely not even in the seat to hit the brakes.......seat belts not only help in a crash they help prevent them!

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The driver was rejected" ??..:?

Shouldn't let *rejects* behind the wheel..:S

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mich800 wrote:
There are plenty more who cite the incidents where an occupant was ejected without serious injury and conclude it is safer to be thrown clear after looking at the wrecked vehicle. Ignoring the statistics you will more often than not end up under the vehicle.

Nothing is assured in a crash. You're just more likely to survive if you're belted in.

2oldman wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
The seat belt would have likely saved her life, the body is gone, but the cab looks to be well intact.

There are still some folks around who find them uncomfortable, or worse, actually think it's possible to open the door and jump out (and live) when a crash is imminent.

There are plenty more who cite the incidents where an occupant was ejected without serious injury and conclude it is safer to be thrown clear after looking at the wrecked vehicle. Ignoring the statistics you will more often than not end up under the vehicle.

rhagfo wrote:
The seat belt would have likely saved her life, the body is gone, but the cab looks to be well intact.

There are still some folks around who find them uncomfortable, or worse, actually think it's possible to open the door and jump out (and live) when a crash is imminent.

2oldman wrote:

Dakzuki wrote:
Maintain your brakes, folks.

"The 65-year-old woman driving the 18-foot motorhome was pronounced dead at the scene. Cool said preliminary investigation shows the woman was ejected from the motorhome and then was crushed as it continued rolling."

And don't forget to wear that seat belt.

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Sorry, but in my way of thinking 65 is not old! Older is like my mother who turned 90 this year and is still driving fine.

The seat belt would have likely saved her life, the body is gone, but the cab looks to be well intact.

48 years ago, I installed seat belts in my parents car for safety. I have never owned a car I didn't have seat belts in and used every time I got in the car.

The driver was rejected .....meaning no seat belt..............as soon as she hit the first bump she was likely not even in the seat to hit the brakes.......seat belts not only help in a crash they help prevent them!

Dakzuki wrote:
Maintain your brakes, folks.

"The 65-year-old woman driving the 18-foot motorhome was pronounced dead at the scene. Cool said preliminary investigation shows the woman was ejected from the motorhome and then was crushed as it continued rolling."

And don't forget to wear that seat belt.

Authorities are citing likely brake failure. Looks to be an older small class C. Everything aft of the cab has been shed. You can see it laying around.

westend wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
Older driver, could have been she stepped on the gas instead of the brake. Happens a fair number of times, but no way to tell at this point.

Yeah, I had heard this scenario mentioned quite a bit, too, and took it for a common place event and the cause of most sudden acceleration events. That is, until I had an oil change done at a Ford dealer. When the mechanic checked my air filter, he clipped off a piece of the filter flange. The next day, after entering a State Highway, the piece of clipped plastic lodged into the throttle body and held the vehicle at WOT. The replacement air filter has a different material for the flange.

Mechanical problems do happen. But two footed drivers have had their share of broken storefront windows. I had a friend that was t-boned in a parking lot by a two footed driver. She said the harder she pushed the brake the faster she went.

Brake failure? doubt it
other mechanical failure? doubt it
operator error? possible
sixty-five YO driver suffered a medical problem before first barricade was hit? most likely