Dumb liberal Woman Survives Runaway Car
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From: CharlesGrozny on 5 Aug 2010 17:04 "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:i3f2re$g06$1(a)news.albasani.net... > On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:10:16 +0000, Loony Left wrote: > >> Hoping to keep other drivers from being harmed, Storm said she aimed the >> car at a large pole and prepared to jump. >> >> "I opened up the car door and I undid my seatbelt. I looked out and you >> have that moment of 'Is this my best option?'" she said. "Then I tucked >> and rolled out, right into traffic." > > > Good idea. Much, much better than: > > Depressing the brake > Moving the shift lever to neutral > Turning the key to the OFF position or > Holding the START button for 5 seconds. > > > Yeah, I'd leap out of a speeding vehicle into traffic. Uh huh. > > Whew... > Or, heavens to Murgatroid, pulling the handbrake. Charles Grozny
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 5 Aug 2010 17:31 On Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:35:09 -0400, C. E. White wrote: > > "Dave Head" <rally2xs(a)att.net> wrote in message > news:0p6m565i2c77upis7a5ba62o22rovqjpg0(a)4ax.com... >> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:45:14 -0400, "C. E. White" >> <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >> >>>Or maybe >>>criminally negligent.....suppose the car had run out of control and killed >>>an innocent bystander. >> >> Uh... the car was _already_ running out of control. The only >> difference would be whether she was in it or not when it killed the >> bystander. > > She had time to call 911, but not enough to shift the car to neutral or turn > the ignition off??? That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone? And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her... Depress the brake Move the shift lever into neutral Turn the key to the OFF position or Hold the START button for 5 seconds... Whew.
From: Matthew Russotto on 5 Aug 2010 21:05 In article <i3faj2$s3m$1(a)news.albasani.net>, =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > >That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone? >And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her... > >Depress the brake >Move the shift lever into neutral >Turn the key to the OFF position or >Hold the START button for 5 seconds... Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet from the pedals. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 5 Aug 2010 23:14 On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:24 +0000, Matthew Russotto wrote: > In article <i3faj2$s3m$1(a)news.albasani.net>, > =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >> >>That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone? >>And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her... >> >>Depress the brake >>Move the shift lever into neutral >>Turn the key to the OFF position or >>Hold the START button for 5 seconds... > > Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet > from the pedals. First thing I do, just in case the cruise control has a mind of it's own.
From: News on 5 Aug 2010 23:25
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:24 +0000, Matthew Russotto wrote: > >> In article <i3faj2$s3m$1(a)news.albasani.net>, >> =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >>> That's what gets me about these calls. You have time to yap on the phone? >>> And, what's with the dispatcher NOT telling her... >>> >>> Depress the brake >>> Move the shift lever into neutral >>> Turn the key to the OFF position or >>> Hold the START button for 5 seconds... >> Step 1 is not to depress the brake. Step 1 is to remove both feet >> from the pedals. > > First thing I do, just in case the cruise control has a mind of it's own. > > > Consider that this occurred in New Hampshire, the "live free or die" state. |