Yorkshire Drivers

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090330/tuk-cliff-dive-motorist-stunned-to-be-al-dba1618.html
"I was hurtling down the drive and I tried to put the brake on but for some
reason I kept hitting the accelerator and just carried straight on."

--
Malc

Rusted and ropy.
Dog-eared old copy.
Vintage and classic,
or just plain Jurassic:
all words to describe me.

 

A bit of T-cut should sort it.

 

Silly old fool. Why aren't drivers re-tested on emergency reactions, not
just reaction time, but the propensity to keep doing the wrong thing,
ie, pressing the fucking throttle? It's a sure bet, imo, that she would
have failed that test decades ago, and might well have been able to
correct it if young enough, so that the crash would never have happened.

Numpties - know your limits.

 

Women, know your limits.

On a not entirely unrelated note, when my foot slipped off the brake
pedal in my old landy (slippery metal pedals) I was hurtling towards a
stationary queue of trafic. I can confirm that pressing your foot even
harder into the floor and shouting 'stop you bastard' has abolutely no
effect on forward momentum.

Paul.

 

We had the unintended deceleration scenario when I took SWMBO out for a test
drive when we were in Vegas recently. Although she had an automatic a few
years back she forgot that the brake pedal is somewhat larger than the
standard British model. So when I said told her to stop at the next junction
she went for the brake and clutch at the same time. The inertia reel belts
worked.

--
Malc

Rusted and ropy.
Dog-eared old copy.
Vintage and classic,
or just plain Jurassic:
all words to describe me.

 

Safety Nazi.

When I was a lad, passing my test, you didn't need such encumbrances.

Even now, I frequently go without, webel that I am.

Paul.

 

Very easy mistake to make. I've *nearly* done it a few times - along
with reaching for the gearstick, when I'm driving the SillySpeed.[1]
Usually the first time I need to stop after doing a long motorway run.

[1] I drive a manual during the week, SillySpeed at the weekends.

 

Oh yes, did it myself when driving an auto for the first time.

 

Since I've had the R36 I always buckle up before setting off, as the
parking brake won't auto-release if you're not buckled up. So it's
either the seat belt or I have to manually release it with the dash
button. Not a bad system, actually.

 

Damn cars, that's as bad as that breathalyser car, that won't let you
drive after a few sherberts.

I bet they don't sell many in rural communities

Paul.