spoon059 wrote:
Its kinda like the "Runaway Toyota's" from a couple years back. Turns out that it was DRIVER ERROR. Drivers weren't properly securing floormats, which got underneath the accelerator and caused the accelerator to get stuck. Rather than put cars in neutral, they continued trying (unsuccessfully) to mash on the brakes. Didn't work.
Exactly. Clear case of operator error and maybe lack of awareness of how things work (ie. neutral position of the transmission). Even so, some of those people still found time to call 911 and ask for help.
Sorry, did not mean to hijack the thread.