WTF Stories of the Week

[Alex]

I think youlre jumping to conclusions that aren't entirely founded. But even accepting that the driver was a horrible driver (even though he's been through advanced training) or just paniced under pressure and got everybody killed. So what?

if that exposed a design flaw is Toyota supposed to just say "he wouldn't be dead if he'd driven better"?



From posting on a car board apparently this car has an unusual button shifting system. And it was a loaner so it is entirely possible that the the driver was having confusion issues.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Crocheted Male Genetalia

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex

I think youlre jumping to conclusions that aren't entirely founded. But even accepting that the driver was a horrible driver (even though he's been through advanced training) or just paniced under pressure and got everybody killed. So what?

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

No one knows how they'll react to an emergency until they're in one. He was in an unfamiliar car dealing with a confusing situation. I will simply continue to be thankful that I wasn't the one who had to try to deal with it and have people criticize me after I've accidentally killed much of my family.

In short, this appears to have been a preventable accident. We don't do anyone any favors by turning away from that truth. I think it's better to learn from it so that if one day you are in that situation you are better prepared to deal with it. Going forward will you ever drive a car without looking at the shifting pattern? If you car races out of control on a highway will you think to put it in neutral? Those are the lessons to take from this because there are a lot of reasons besides questionable floor mats that can cause an accelerator can get stuck open.