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From: john on 29 Sep 2009 21:05
Toyota issued a second recall related to floor mats. The first one
(Sep 2007) sure didn't help Lastrella's family of 4, who reported,
according to 911 tape, that the car had no brakes!!

"Chris Lastrella, were killed after reporting to a 911 operator that
they could not stop their Lexus ES 350, as it careened down Route 125
in Santee, Calif. The tape of the brief call was made public this
month. It features the voice of Lastrella, telling the operator that
the vehicle had no brakes. The call ended with occupants calling on
each other to pray."

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090929/AUTO01/909290412/1148/auto01/Government-issues--urgent--warning-to-remove-Toyota--Lexus-floor-mats

From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 29 Sep 2009 21:45
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:05:47 -0700, john wrote:

>
> "Chris Lastrella, were killed after reporting to a 911 operator that they
> could not stop their Lexus ES 350, as it careened down Route 125 in
> Santee, Calif. The tape of the brief call was made public this month. It
> features the voice of Lastrella, telling the operator that the vehicle had
> no brakes. The call ended with occupants calling on each other to pray."

All he had to do was turn off the key and use the e brake.

From: dsi1 on 29 Sep 2009 21:51
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:05:47 -0700, john wrote:
>
>> "Chris Lastrella, were killed after reporting to a 911 operator that they
>> could not stop their Lexus ES 350, as it careened down Route 125 in
>> Santee, Calif. The tape of the brief call was made public this month. It
>> features the voice of Lastrella, telling the operator that the vehicle had
>> no brakes. The call ended with occupants calling on each other to pray."
>
> All he had to do was turn off the key and use the e brake.
>

As usual in runaway acceleration cases that capture the publics
imagination, nobody has a rational explanation on how the brakes can
completely fail without leaving any evidence of failure. That's the
brakes, I guess...
From: aemeijers on 29 Sep 2009 23:49
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:05:47 -0700, john wrote:
>
>> "Chris Lastrella, were killed after reporting to a 911 operator that they
>> could not stop their Lexus ES 350, as it careened down Route 125 in
>> Santee, Calif. The tape of the brief call was made public this month. It
>> features the voice of Lastrella, telling the operator that the vehicle had
>> no brakes. The call ended with occupants calling on each other to pray."
>
> All he had to do was turn off the key and use the e brake.
>
Do try to keep up- no key, this is one of those transponder fob and
start button setups. And it was a loaner- he was not familiar with the
procedure to kill engine and not lock the wheel.

--
aem sends...
From: mcbrue on 30 Sep 2009 00:00
If I turn the key off in my 06 LS 460, the steering wheel locks and I
die of collision. If I just let the motor run and down shift that may
do some engine braking, but I probably die without brakes. If I use
the emergency brake, it burns out and I die of collision. OH
WAIT !!!!! I paid an extra $15,000 for the radar safety option that
stops the car just before it runs into something !!!!! Hmmmm ... oh
yeah ... that needs brakes too!!!!! Boy am I ever glad I drive
Lexus ... car of the collapsing brakes !!!!!!

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