From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:24 +0000, Matthew Russotto wrote:

> In article <i3faj2$s3m$1(a)news.albasani.net>,
> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>
>>That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone?
>>And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her...
>>
>>Depress the brake
>>Move the shift lever into neutral
>>Turn the key to the OFF position or
>>Hold the START button for 5 seconds...
>
> Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet
> from the pedals.

First thing I do, just in case the cruise control has a mind of it's own.



From: News on
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:24 +0000, Matthew Russotto wrote:
>
>> In article <i3faj2$s3m$1(a)news.albasani.net>,
>> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>> That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone?
>>> And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her...
>>>
>>> Depress the brake
>>> Move the shift lever into neutral
>>> Turn the key to the OFF position or
>>> Hold the START button for 5 seconds...
>> Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet
>> from the pedals.
>
> First thing I do, just in case the cruise control has a mind of it's own.
>
>
>


Consider that this occurred in New Hampshire, the "live free or die" state.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:25:40 -0400, News wrote:

> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:24 +0000, Matthew Russotto wrote:
>>
>>> In article <i3faj2$s3m$1(a)news.albasani.net>,
>>> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>>>> That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone?
>>>> And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her...
>>>>
>>>> Depress the brake
>>>> Move the shift lever into neutral
>>>> Turn the key to the OFF position or
>>>> Hold the START button for 5 seconds...
>>> Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet
>>> from the pedals.
>>
>> First thing I do, just in case the cruise control has a mind of it's own.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Consider that this occurred in New Hampshire, the "live free or die" state.


Yeah, I know. I wonder where? I go there frequently on business.
Just what I want...a speeding, out of control car with no driver coming up
behind me...


From: N8N on
On Aug 6, 12:01 am, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:25:40 -0400, News wrote:
> > Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote:
> >> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:24 +0000, Matthew Russotto wrote:
>
> >>> In article <i3faj2$s3...(a)news.albasani.net>,
> >>> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
> >>>> That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone?
> >>>> And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her...
>
> >>>> Depress the brake
> >>>> Move the shift lever into neutral
> >>>> Turn the key to the OFF position or
> >>>> Hold the START button for 5 seconds...
> >>> Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet
> >>> from the pedals.
>
> >> First thing I do, just in case the cruise control has a mind of it's own.
>
> > Consider that this occurred in New Hampshire, the "live free or die" state.
>
> Yeah, I know. I wonder where? I go there frequently on business.
> Just what I want...a speeding, out of control car with no driver coming up
> behind me...

I'm curious why instead of aiming for a tree, ASSuming that all
"normal" methods for stopping the car failed, she didn't just
sideswipe some Armco or Jersey barrier and ride it down until it was
going slow enough to safely turn off the ignition (assuming she was
worried about the steering lock. If it could be turned off without
locking the steering, that would have been the first thing to do.)

nate
From: Dddudley on
On 8/5/2010 3:12 PM, Dave Head wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:45:14 -0400, "C. E. White"
> <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> Or maybe
>> criminally negligent.....suppose the car had run out of control and killed
>> an innocent bystander.
>
> Uh... the car was _already_ running out of control. The only
> difference would be whether she was in it or not when it killed the
> bystander.


Here's your sign!