From: Brent on
On 2010-08-06, N8N <njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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.)

With all these 'runaway' cars these days I am thinking that over century
of dumbing people down has worked.

The federally mandated solution will probably be some complicated
central control on-star like thing complete with real time tracking and
logging instead of a simple kill switch (or outlawing the automatic
transmission :) )


From: Dddudley on
On 8/6/2010 8:58 AM, Brent wrote:
> On 2010-08-06, N8N<njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.)
>
> With all these 'runaway' cars these days I am thinking that over century
> of dumbing people down has worked.
>
> The federally mandated solution will probably be some complicated
> central control on-star like thing complete with real time tracking and
> logging instead of a simple kill switch (or outlawing the automatic
> transmission :) )
>
>

LOL!

I'm now wondering why this subject line has not been changed (long ago)
to "Dumb liberal woman survives own stupidity!"




From: Grumpy AuContraire on
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> 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...


Especially if you're goin' down the Mt. Washington Summit road...

JT

From: Grumpy AuContraire on
N8N wrote:
> 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


Most females are not aware that just turning the ignition switch one
"click" to the left does not affect the steering lock...

<snort>

JT

From: News on
Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
>> 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...
>
>
> Especially if you're goin' down the Mt. Washington Summit road...
>
> JT
>


LOL