In Reply to: Very sad, AdamB [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:03:46

the local news said that he was *obviously* on the brakes hard, lots of sparks and all that. Many other drivers called 911 to report him speeding and/or being in trouble. The engine in that car if I read the stats correctly is a V-6 and 272 hp and 250 ish lb feet of torque. couple that with a smart transmission and it may not be possible to stop the car with both the throttle full on and the brakes too. Not being a two footed driver (i.e. right foot gas and left foot brake) on an automatic.. I can't ever remember being trying to run the brakes and gas at the same time. I've driven that road many times, it's the shortcut from my brother's to my dad's, and it can be busy, the link report says he was weaving in and out of traffic and so was apparently trying to miss cars, if you have both hands on the wheel and are standing on the brake, and the car won't slow down, and it's a keyless system that you aren't used too.. what do you do? Would you even be able to see the START/stop button? They did show how easy to bump shifter from drive to neutral but did it in the parking lot an walking speed, sure hope that they don't find any issues with being able to do that at speed and that it was panic and being unfamiliar with the car. Some cars when you slam from drive down to lower gears just ignore that request until the engine speed and gear ratio and road speed are within reason, not sure about to neutral.

Yes very sad.

• 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 <-- Viewing This Message
      • 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
  • 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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