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Shift to Neutral! Posted by Paul H (more from Paul H) on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:19:07

In Reply to: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Mike Lynch

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What a horrible story. But a simply click of the transmission to Neutral and this would never have happened. People really need to think of all options when weird stuff like this happens.

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San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:14:22
- Baffling...there's gotta be a backstory here. N/M., Leif Åke, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:00:56
  - I agree! n/m, Street , Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:50:06
- Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Otis, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:09:54
- Very sad, AdamB , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:03:46
  - Re: Very sad, oldsaab, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:42
    - Re: Very sad, AdamB , Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:33:21
    - Yes, delayed downshifts used to be designed in......., MI-Roger , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:02:24
      - Re: Yes, delayed downshifts used to be designed in......., BlaaSaab, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:27:28
        Re: Maybe neutral is dissallowed at speed??, JimBlake , Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:04:52
- Sad..., Eric Law, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:47:14
- Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., SWEDECAR , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:25:08
  - And that is why I will never skydive...., KB900psi, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:12:14
    - One more try, KB900psi, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:14:08
- Shift to Neutral!, Paul H, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:19:07 <-- Viewing This Message
- 2 words : Automatics suck. row your own. n/m, 91Aero.jr, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:31:40
- Three seconds kill switch is fundamentally flawed..., Street , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:44:57
  - Sure is! Terrible for the officer's family., Noel, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:53
- Floormat thing happened to me..., turrbo , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:53:40
  - Brakes overheated and lost their effectiveness, 2000AERO, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:20:13
  - Brakes..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:11:56
- Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Rizzlius, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:19:53
- Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., EGD , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:09:35
  - GPS coordinates of where it all ended, AeroBaron, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:59:16
- Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., CWilson, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:08:32
  - Killed by his own stupidity....., Mark from Toronto, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:25:44
    - Nice talk of the Dead Mr. Armchair QB, oldsaab, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:43:51
      - Just PUT IT IN NEUTRAL!!! WTF, Mark from Toronto, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:35
        Watch yourself - check the facts, BlaaSaab, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:43:55
        Re: Watch yourself - check the facts, mark from toronto, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:27:14
      - Re: Nice talk of the Dead Mr. Armchair QB, stan, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:34:37

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