Highway patrol helps stop runaway Toyota EL CAJON, Calif. � A California highway police officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 151 km/h to a safe stop on Monday after the car�s accelerator became stuck on a freeway near San Diego, authorities said said.Commentsview comments in forum You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Good job on the officer though!
I still think it is a full on press to knock down Toyota and get some American made cars a boost.
In all the sensationalist news about this, I've never heard a news person say, "If it happens to you, reach down and turn off the car, then use the brake to slow down and pull over."
I still think it is a full on press to knock down Toyota and get some American made cars a boost.
Good, the higher GM's stock goes the more money Canada will get when we sell our stake.
Wouldn't shifting to neutral be the sensible thing? Then brakes or e brake or then turning the car off?
Good job on the officer though!
The problem is that most new cars in the USA are required to be set to not allow the engine to be shut off while in motion because this will disable the power steering. And then a lot of automatic transmissions prevent shifting to neutral above certain speeds to prevent clutch damage or 'grenading' of the transmission. And then the Toyotas and several other makes have been found to have brake overrides that prevent the brakes from being engaged while the throttle is engaged - this was to improve gas mileage when people drove their cars while resting their foot on the brake. The US Congress is right now looking at legislation to change this to require the brake systems to override the throttle.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010 ... way-prius/
Niebert said he instructed Sikes to put the car in neutral and hit the emergency brake and the floor brakes simultaneously. This, plus a slight incline, helped Sikes slow the car to about 50 mph. Finally, he was going slow enough to turn off the power, something he had been reluctant to do for fear of losing control when the car was speeding. With Niebert�s patrol car in front of him as a barrier, Sikes finally brought the Prius to a halt.
He tried neutral. Apparently the car will not go into neutral at high speeds....
And that's a good thing because when a transmission grenades it is like, well, a .
All cars, and this was a car, are required, by law, to have brakes that can over power the engine. All you need to do is stand on the brakes. Those systems that bypass that are not allowed.
Now if cars are on the road that are not meeting standards then the government needs a recall.
Having been in vehicles with stuck throttles I can tell you there is no need for all this drama, it is just PR, sour grapes on the part of a country that couldn't compete.
Wouldn't shifting to neutral be the sensible thing? Then brakes or e brake or then turning the car off?
Good job on the officer though!
The problem is that most new cars in the USA are required to be set to not allow the engine to be shut off while in motion because this will disable the power steering. And then a lot of automatic transmissions prevent shifting to neutral above certain speeds to prevent clutch damage or 'grenading' of the transmission. And then the Toyotas and several other makes have been found to have brake overrides that prevent the brakes from being engaged while the throttle is engaged - this was to improve gas mileage when people drove their cars while resting their foot on the brake. The US Congress is right now looking at legislation to change this to require the brake systems to override the throttle.
Ah gotcha, what about just turning it to the on position just before the start position, as someone mentioned before?
Put it into park... SLAM!!! and your brains are through the windshield...
Seatbelts don't work on Toyota's either?
It is all BS.
All cars, and this was a car, are required, by law, to have brakes that can over power the engine. All you need to do is stand on the brakes. Those systems that bypass that are not allowed.
Now if cars are on the road that are not meeting standards then the government needs a recall.
Having been in vehicles with stuck throttles I can tell you there is no need for all this drama, it is just PR, sour grapes on the part of a country that couldn't compete.
That's a fact. It might take all the pressure you can muster, but even with the resulting damage, the brakes will stop the car.
That's a fact. It might take all the pressure you can muster, but even with the resulting damage, the brakes will stop the car.
And a growing number of dead Toyota & Lexus owners says otherwise.
That's a fact. It might take all the pressure you can muster, but even with the resulting damage, the brakes will stop the car.
And a growing number of dead Toyota & Lexus owners says otherwise.
I doubt "They're" saying anything.
If it's true, I suspect you're dealing with panic. Try putting on your brakes without taking your foot off the gas. It doesn't feel right, and it's going to confuse some people. There�s no software actually controlling the brakes. They still work.