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There's Something About San Diego County...
There's Something About San Diego County...
Another runaway Toyota in SD, but this one had a happy ending. Seems
the brakes were able to overpower the engine - with the help of a 6%
up-grade. :)
http :// www .google,com /hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gc pIFqke7WxQovY3MnhcyIYiLgwD9EATMO00
Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
(AP) – 1 hour ago
EL CAJON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a
runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the
car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP
said.
Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating
to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 near La Posta and finding that
he could not control his car, the CHP said.
"I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of
funny... it jumped and it just stuck there," the 61-year-old driver
said at a news conference. "As it was going, I was trying the
brakes..,it wasn't stopping, it wasn't doing anything and it just kept
speeding up," Sikes said, adding he could smell the brakes burning he
was pressing the pedal so hard.
A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a
loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the
emergency brake.
"They also got it going on a steep upgrade," said Officer Jesse
Udovich. "Between those three things, they got it to slow down."
And then there's this:
http :// toyotasimulator,com /
:)
--
The MFFY Litmus Test:
If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
Another runaway Toyota in SD, but this one had a happy ending. Seems
the brakes were able to overpower the engine - with the help of a 6%
up-grade. :)
http :// www .google,com /hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gc pIFqke7WxQovY3MnhcyIYiLgwD9EATMO00
Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
(AP) – 1 hour ago
EL CAJON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a
runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the
car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP
said.
Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating
to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 near La Posta and finding that
he could not control his car, the CHP said.
"I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of
funny... it jumped and it just stuck there," the 61-year-old driver
said at a news conference. "As it was going, I was trying the
brakes..,it wasn't stopping, it wasn't doing anything and it just kept
speeding up," Sikes said, adding he could smell the brakes burning he
was pressing the pedal so hard.
A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a
loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the
emergency brake.
"They also got it going on a steep upgrade," said Officer Jesse
Udovich. "Between those three things, they got it to slow down."
And then there's this:
http :// toyotasimulator,com /
:)
--
The MFFY Litmus Test:
If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
Re: There's Something About San Diego County...
On Mar 9, 12:32 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...@yahoo,com > wrote:
> Another runaway Toyota in SD, but this one had a happy ending. Seems
> the brakes were able to overpower the engine - with the help of a 6%
> up-grade. :)
>
> http :// www .google,com /hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gc pIFqke7WxQovY3Mn...
>
> Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
>
> (AP) – 1 hour ago
>
> EL CAJON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a
> runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the
> car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP
> said.
>
> Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating
> to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 near La Posta and finding that
> he could not control his car, the CHP said.
>
> "I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of
> funny... it jumped and it just stuck there," the 61-year-old driver
> said at a news conference. "As it was going, I was trying the
> brakes..,it wasn't stopping, it wasn't doing anything and it just kept
> speeding up," Sikes said, adding he could smell the brakes burning he
> was pressing the pedal so hard.
>
> A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a
> loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the
> emergency brake.
>
> "They also got it going on a steep upgrade," said Officer Jesse
> Udovich. "Between those three things, they got it to slow down."
>
> And then there's this:
>
> http :// toyotasimulator,com /
>
> :)
> --
> The MFFY Litmus Test:
> If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
> to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
That incident made Kansas City news...maybe because we're home to a GM
and a Ford plant. :)
You know something's haywire when a Prius will go 94 mph.
I heard on the report that the driver had to try 3 times to shut the
car off. Wonder if the Prius has a neutral gear....
---
"When a Prius goes by, it goes, 'Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'mmmmmmm---gaaayy."
- Jeff Dunham's "Walter"
On Mar 9, 12:32 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...@yahoo,com > wrote:
> Another runaway Toyota in SD, but this one had a happy ending. Seems
> the brakes were able to overpower the engine - with the help of a 6%
> up-grade. :)
>
> http :// www .google,com /hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gc pIFqke7WxQovY3Mn...
>
> Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
>
> (AP) – 1 hour ago
>
> EL CAJON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a
> runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the
> car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP
> said.
>
> Prius driver James Sikes called 911 about 1:30 p.m. after accelerating
> to pass another vehicle on Interstate 8 near La Posta and finding that
> he could not control his car, the CHP said.
>
> "I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it did something kind of
> funny... it jumped and it just stuck there," the 61-year-old driver
> said at a news conference. "As it was going, I was trying the
> brakes..,it wasn't stopping, it wasn't doing anything and it just kept
> speeding up," Sikes said, adding he could smell the brakes burning he
> was pressing the pedal so hard.
>
> A patrol car pulled alongside the Prius and officers told Sikes over a
> loudspeaker to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the
> emergency brake.
>
> "They also got it going on a steep upgrade," said Officer Jesse
> Udovich. "Between those three things, they got it to slow down."
>
> And then there's this:
>
> http :// toyotasimulator,com /
>
> :)
> --
> The MFFY Litmus Test:
> If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
> to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
That incident made Kansas City news...maybe because we're home to a GM
and a Ford plant. :)
You know something's haywire when a Prius will go 94 mph.
I heard on the report that the driver had to try 3 times to shut the
car off. Wonder if the Prius has a neutral gear....
---
"When a Prius goes by, it goes, 'Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'mmmmmmm---gaaayy."
- Jeff Dunham's "Walter"
Re: There's Something About San Diego County...
Last time on rec.autos.driving, MLOM <grvan@netzero,net > said:
>You know something's haywire when a Prius will go 94 mph.
Although we know a Prius is capable of triple-digit speeds (as Al
Gore's son proved a few years back), the reason we seldom see a Prius
actually going that fast is because of the hypermiling MFFYs who drive
them. So yeah, you're absolutely right: if you see a Prius going
faster than about 55 MPH, something is most definitely wrong. :)
--
The MFFY Litmus Test:
If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
Last time on rec.autos.driving, MLOM <grvan@netzero,net > said:
>You know something's haywire when a Prius will go 94 mph.
Although we know a Prius is capable of triple-digit speeds (as Al
Gore's son proved a few years back), the reason we seldom see a Prius
actually going that fast is because of the hypermiling MFFYs who drive
them. So yeah, you're absolutely right: if you see a Prius going
faster than about 55 MPH, something is most definitely wrong. :)
--
The MFFY Litmus Test:
If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
