coronation st accident

[alan-r]

a member of crew has been injured by a car on the set.
the "cars accelerator stuck"
iv'e been driving various cars trucks and lorries for over 45 years and never had a stuck pedal ??more like the person driving this car,(i believe a female) had the"wrong type" of shoes on

[Ethel]

Thanks for your considered opinion.

[Ethel]

This wasn't you, then, alan?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4796264.stm

But if it does happen to you, here is how to cope with it.

http://www.smartdriving.co.uk/Driving/Driving_ emergencies/Accelerator.htm

[alan-r]

welcome ethel
but hardly a constructive answer
"i believe a female" as it was rumoured by the press!!

[4getmenot]

Not rumoured by the press!! You should ring the sun and tell them it was her shoes will be in the paper in no time

[Ethel]

alan - you omitted to ask a question.
You based your conclusion on no evidence and no knowledge of the accident, except for an article you read in the press.
You assume that accelerators don't stick. I may have saved your life by demonstrating that yes, they can stick and giving you information how to deal with it.

I conclude my replies are extremely constructive, unlike your biased and uninformed opening post.

[alan-r]

and i stand by my experience having never had a problem with a stuck accelerator neither have and friends or colleagues of mine
as for the first link you posted the guy looks like an idiot and as the police say they've never had this before and were going to look into it further, i don't suppose you have an update on that story

[alan-r]

btw
did you have a good holiday?

[4getmenot]

there are probably obsessed with sally and were gunning for kevin for having an affair

[alan-r]

i said the guys an idiot
didn't it occur to him to turn off the ignition !

[jackthehat]

^That would have compromised all the 'power-assisted' functions.............in addition to potentially activating the steering-wheel lock..........

[4getmenot]

So are you saying the man had wrong shoes on?

[alan-r]

the steering doesn't lock mate till you turn the key fully back or take the key out, as to power steering it will still steer with it off and prefer that to going at his speed and hitting something

[jackthehat]

Only quoting what he said, mate.........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5 094840.stm

[Ethel]

In that link I posted I can't see a comment from the police - only from a BMW spokesman.

I can't find a police comment on the case.

[jackthehat]

^^Have a look at my last link, Ethel.
Eventually, the chap was arrested but I don't think I remember the final outcome.

[Ethel]

Yes, Jack, but there is no comment from the police. That would be standard procedure until the enquires were concluded.

I can't even see that the person driving inthe Coronation St incident was a woman. A woman was hit, but I don't know who was driving.

[Scarramouch]

i agree. He does look like an idiot lol

[chas2008]

the other possibility is it was an auto driven by someone not used to one and the buried the throttle to the floor thinking it was the brake, harder they braked the faster it went, i know it sounds daft but it does happen.
As regards throttles sticking open it really is a very rare occurance usually caused by something else like the pedal catching under a mat or carpet , A few years back there were problems with Ford Explorer (in the States )throttles staying open i believe there was at least one person killed i think that ended up as an issue with the carpet holding it down.

[chrisrob]

I've had many problems with Transit vans.
1. Had a sticking accelerator once. To 'release' it, I actually had to depress it a bit further first!
2. A scary moment once when my shoelace caught on the accelerator pedal and I couldn't get my foot on the brake - fortunately managed to swing into a side road and pull hand brake.
3. Shed a cam belt at top of steep hill. It provides power to steering and brakes....!

[sigma]

I had a VW Beetle where the Butterfly valve in the carb stuck open.