An Excuse to Speed...I think So

[StreetBrawler89]

By now I am sure everyone has heard of Toyotas massive recall of camry and others due to the acclerator pedal sticking and causing the vechicle to speed wildly. I am declaring now that the next speeding ticket I get, I am going to plead this as my case "Im sorry officer my pedal was stuck to the ground, my foot just wouldnt let it back up" and see if he lets me go....just an idea.

[navylife59]

Just make sure you hold down the gas pedal when he walks upside your car.
Do you know what to do in case this (stuck accelerator) ever really happens to you? This was taught to all new drivers back in the days of carburetors and throttle linkages. Not sure that it is being taught anymore. Back then, it was not uncommon for the throttle to get sticky after a tune-up due to the air cleaner being improperly installed. They sat directly on top of the carb. Cold weather could also cause issues.

What was taught was during this occurrence, try to depress the pedal a few times to get it to unstick. If that did not work, then turn the ignition off. You had to be careful not turn the key back any further or you risked locking the steering wheel from turning. If unable to do that step or did not work, then you would put the trans in neutral. If for some reason that did not work, you could select lower gears. If for some reason that did not work, then slam it into park for auto or reverse for manual. As a last resort, you can run the car up against something like a guard rail. This can be risky based on what it is and how fast you are going. Do not use a curb at a speed over 30MPH or you certainly risk the car jumping and loosing directional control of the vehicle. If that does not work, pull the eject cord and

Above all else, Don't Panic nor just rely only on pressing down the brake pedal. Needless to say, you should be trying to use the brakes while doing one of the above procedures. Floor mats did not cause those people to die. In most cases, the people reacted poorly to the emergency. Had they had the knowledge and kept their wits about them, they would have survived. The motor and trans, probably not. There was no reason that Police Officer and his family had to die. They narrowed their focus on freeing the accelerator pedal, thus narrowing their chances of survival. They lost their situational awareness that blinded them to the obvious solutions. This is what causes good pilots to crash airplanes that have survivable in-flight emergencies. One thing to note, reaction time is key so if you only have seconds before the crash that you realize the accelerator is sticking, then you probably can't avoid the wreck.

[StreetBrawler89]

I was taught in my HS drivers ed class that in order to fix a stuck acclerator you taped the pedal and followed many of the actions like you said. We were also told to try and slid our foot up under the pedal if rapid and numerous tapping wouldnt work and tryed to pry it away from the fire wall. I asked why and was told that modern car have almost no chance of the acclerator cables sticking its always the pedal so if you could release pressure on the pedal it would cost to a stop. If it wont come up we were told to shift into neutral and let the motor blow..

[Nathanr.6168]

-.-' please don't egg on the media with claiming that.... I get enough costumers that come in and want 5-10 grand off the price of the car because of the media. I think most of these reports are from people who don't know what to do if something goes wrong with a car and probably should not even be driving. If your car wont stop accelerating, TURN OFF YOUR CAR... Most people that claim there is a problem are probably trying to get out of a ticket...