Prev: Priority rules when turning into a side road
Next: Is it just me?
From: Neil on 14 Jul 2010 08:17
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html


It would be interesting to see if the percentage of people in other
vehicles who stamp on the accelerator rather than the brake is
similar.


From: GT on 14 Jul 2010 11:24
"Chelsea Tractor Man" <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:14tre7wugkg47.hmvzmagsjns4.dlg(a)40tude.net...
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:17:41 +0100, Neil wrote:
>
>> It would be interesting to see if the percentage of people in other
>> vehicles who stamp on the accelerator rather than the brake is
>> similar.
>
> or similar between US and Europe.

You mean the US never knows whether to stamp on or brake Europe? ;-)


From: GT on 14 Jul 2010 11:27
"Neil" <t34566(a)sky.net> wrote in message
news:hjar36pl6j1282a2heacckpkj3sref2lgk(a)4ax.com...
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html
>
> It would be interesting to see if the percentage of people in other
> vehicles who stamp on the accelerator rather than the brake is
> similar.

Should it be Lexuses or Lexii?


From: The Peeler on 14 Jul 2010 11:40
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:17:41 +0100, Neil <t34566(a)sky.net> wrote:

>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html
>
>
>It would be interesting to see if the percentage of people in other
>vehicles who stamp on the accelerator rather than the brake is
>similar.

Sounds like the old Audi "unintended acceleration" issue.

From: Chris Bartram on 14 Jul 2010 14:30
On 14/07/10 16:40, The Peeler wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:17:41 +0100, Neil<t34566(a)sky.net> wrote:
>
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html
>>
>>
>> It would be interesting to see if the percentage of people in other
>> vehicles who stamp on the accelerator rather than the brake is
>> similar.
>
> Sounds like the old Audi "unintended acceleration" issue.
>
Doesn't it just. I mentioned it a while ago when Doug was having one of
his idiotic 'dangerous cars' rants.
 | 
Pages: 1
Prev: Priority rules when turning into a side road
Next: Is it just me?