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In this situation, just shut off the engine. Don't turn the key to lock, just to off. You get to keep your steering that way. And you will lose power brakes, so if you are not strong enough to operate them without the vacuum assist, don't pump them a lot or you'll exhaust whatever limited supply of vacuum you may or may not have. Just press them down enough to get out of trouble and hold it.
In the case of the Lexus, I believe I read that you just hold the start button down for three seconds and it shuts it off the engine.
You can also put it in neutral. So what if it's not what you usually do and the engine red-lines, at least you stand a way better chance of walking away. If you have a rev-limiter, you'll also get to keep your brakes. If not, the engine will blow. And hopefully you will end up whining about replacing it.
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that crash was in my town, Santee, where State Route 125 ends at Mission Gorge Road. There's still flowers set out there every few days. RIP. It was a loaner vehicle from the dealer while the family got their car worked on so they may not have been that familiar with the button-hold-down method
Posted by: Frank G ||
01/30/2010 17:52 Comments ||
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Not knowing anything about the crash or the car, my first thought was why didn't they put it in neutral and/or cut off the engine?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut ||
01/30/2010 19:04 Comments ||
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These sorts of routine race comments from Democrat leaders (including the VP, Senate majority leader, and MSM parrot) should come as no surprise -- race-baiting is their national sport.
Posted by: regular joe ||
01/30/2010 12:32 Comments ||
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You know, Chris, I sometimes forget that you're an overweight, blithering dipshit. But it doesn't last an hour. A coupla seconds maybe...
Hinkle's got Bambi nailed:
This is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people.
--Barack Obama, State of the Union.
There's a lot in the bill that people are going to like. It's just a question of understanding it.
--ABC's Cokie Roberts, Dec. 20.
What are the immediate plans for recalibrating the message or intensifying the message to explain better to the American people what you're trying to do?
--Question to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Jan. 20.
It mighty big of man with nice voice to take blame like that. Him not need to. Head honchos not often take blame. Most times after big screw-up, head honchos say they have "full confidence" in someone who work for them -- right before pushing someone off edge of cliff, or letting someone twist "slowly, slowly" in wind, like tricky Nixon guy did with man who ran FBI.
Man with nice voice not like those other head honchos. Him bring change to Washington already, see?
But him right. Him not explain health care good. Use too many big words. Say too many compound-complex sentences. Confuse American people. American people not want that. American people want simple explanation. Simpler the better.
Me feel kind of sorry. It must really get on nerves for man with nice voice and people on his side, like lady on TV and cheerleaders in White House press pool. Why can't lamebrain American people get idea through thick skulls? Them not know how to make choices in own best interests! Need enlightened leaders to make choices for them. (Enlightened = smart. Me look this up in thing called "dictionary." Dictionary good! Try sometime!) Read the whole thing - it's a hoot.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut ||
01/30/2010 15:52 ||
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