The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) examined the “black boxes,” which records when the accelerator and brakes are depressed, as well as vehicle speed and other factors.
According to the WSJ, NHTSA studied 75 fatal crashes involving 93 deaths. Among those crashes, the only one in which NHTSA found the brakes were applied in the August incident involving a California Highway Patrol officer who was killed with his family in a Lexus. The cause of that high-speed incident was ruled to be floor mats holding the accelerator to the floor.
So, in all but one case, when the car accelerated out of the control the driver did not apply the brakes.
We are surrounded by morons.
Yes, we are surrounded by morons. I drive from the westside to Juan Tabo/Menaul every day. I take I-40. The most stressful part of my day is the drive to/fro and it’s getting worse.
People are freakin’ idiots and do the stupidest things in their cars. It is especially bad at the Big I exchange. Idiots driving 75-90 mph will cross three lanes (left to right heading east) of busy traffic to weedle a spot in the front in the line to get onto I-25 north.
I was driving I-40 on Sunday (less traffic) and noticed all of the tire marks everywhere.
Lordy.