Man Terrified When Prius Reaches 90 mph

mogarbage · 03-10-2010, 11:28 AM

uncle sam paid this guy off.
he's 61 years old. too old for media and the general american public to question if there were ulterior motives.

to go on record, ive never been in a prius, but i know damn sure i wouldnt be able to look at the road AND try to pull the accelerator up with my hands in my e92

islandbimmer · 03-10-2010, 02:03 PM

The woman who testified before congress stated that shifting into neutral reverse etc did nothing to slow her Camry and if you read the whole story a off-duty CHP officer was killed in a out of control Lexus surely he had advanced driver training. It appears it is not simply a case of shifting into neutral there seems to be an ECU gremlin. Another reason to own a std.

Fugly M3 · 03-10-2010, 02:17 PM

^ yea the CHP officer part really brought this out. I refuse to believe that the cause in the CHP case was the floor mats like they all said back then. that's probably when this started really coming out. on top of that, it's hard to believe that a CHP officer wouldn't be able to try to get it in neutral- there's definitely something going on.

mmm def · 03-17-2010, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TrackRat

Looks like the dude in CA might have staged the 94 mph run-away "unintended acceleration". Surprise, surprise. The Prius has a safety over ride that reduces the engine to idle when you step on the brake and accelerator and it works in the run-away vehicle. The brakes were fine also. You'd think the brakes would be burned out if the driver was actually trying to stop the vehicle?

It's amazing these people have plenty of time to call 911 but they can't figure out how to apply the brakes, place the shifter in neutral or shut the ignition off.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35870779/ns/business-autos/

This video pretty much sums it up. Maybe someone should tell these drivers the brake pedal is not on the right?

WARNING - FOUL LANGUAGE IN VIDEO.

OMG that was the funniest vid i have seen in a long time, dude is awesome.

haze gray · 03-17-2010, 11:39 PM

Anybody else think this was a hoax from the get go.?

pmeloche · 03-17-2010, 11:46 PM

Apparently, the V-TEC kicked in Yo!

Papethova · 03-18-2010, 03:23 PM

The CHP told him to shift into neutral when he arrived and the guy refused to shift into neutral... he said he was afraid the "car would flip"

Apparently disengaging the engine from the transmission resulting in decreased velocity even without breaking could make the car flip, but a runaway accelerating vehicle fighting the brakes wont LOL IDIOT!!!

nyc3r · 03-20-2010, 02:21 AM

just saw the new some lady crashed her prius and blamed the stuck accelerator... computer shows that she did not even hit the break. doh stupid people blaming car.. poor toyota

and yes, even w/o engine cut off or shifting to neutral, car WILL STOP if you SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS. especially on a prius.

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mogarbage Private First Class 12 Rep 151 Posts Drives: low and slow. bbq style Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston iTrader: (0)	uncle sam paid this guy off. he's 61 years old. too old for media and the general american public to question if there were ulterior motives. to go on record, ive never been in a prius, but i know damn sure i wouldnt be able to look at the road AND try to pull the accelerator up with my hands in my e92
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islandbimmer First Lieutenant 17 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 SG Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Victoria BC Canada iTrader: (1)	The woman who testified before congress stated that shifting into neutral reverse etc did nothing to slow her Camry and if you read the whole story a off-duty CHP officer was killed in a out of control Lexus surely he had advanced driver training. It appears it is not simply a case of shifting into neutral there seems to be an ECU gremlin. Another reason to own a std.
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Fugly M3 Major General 5826 Rep 5,354 Posts Drives: 2023 M3CX Join Date: May 2006 Location: SoCal iTrader: (5)	^ yea the CHP officer part really brought this out. I refuse to believe that the cause in the CHP case was the floor mats like they all said back then. that's probably when this started really coming out. on top of that, it's hard to believe that a CHP officer wouldn't be able to try to get it in neutral- there's definitely something going on.
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pmeloche Lieutenant Colonel 24 Rep 1,604 Posts Drives: 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montréal, Canada iTrader: (0)	Apparently, the V-TEC kicked in Yo! __________________ Patrice 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Vermillion Red
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Papethova Banned 240 Rep 3,094 Posts Drives: '08 135/ '11 1M Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: at Death Valley 127 iTrader: (1)	The CHP told him to shift into neutral when he arrived and the guy refused to shift into neutral... he said he was afraid the "car would flip" Apparently disengaging the engine from the transmission resulting in decreased velocity even without breaking could make the car flip, but a runaway accelerating vehicle fighting the brakes wont LOL IDIOT!!!
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nyc3r Colonel 113 Rep 2,589 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (24)	just saw the new some lady crashed her prius and blamed the stuck accelerator... computer shows that she did not even hit the break. doh stupid people blaming car.. poor toyota and yes, even w/o engine cut off or shifting to neutral, car WILL STOP if you SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS. especially on a prius. __________________ FS: Interior Parts - Msport knob, split armrest etc FS: Interior Parts Msport wheel, Msport knob, Boot, Idrive, FS: BMW factory oil change kit
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