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From: ransley on 4 Feb 2010 20:52 On Feb 4, 4:18 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > Sent to NBC Nightly News: > > With all the reports on Toyota's stuck accelerator problem, no one has > really said a lot about how to control the car if it does get away from > you. These are common-sense rules for handling a Toyota recently on > recall, and general rules for any car on which the accelerator is > sticking: > > 1. If the accelerator sticks in an open position, do not try to free it by > pressing on it! Get the car into neutral first. > > 2. Get the transmission into Neutral! Most cars sold in the US have > Automatic transmissions. For the 5% sold with manual transmissions, > depress the clutch and move the shift lever into Neutral. > > For Automatics: if the vehicle is not equipped with a "Sport Shift" style > transmission, move the gear selector from Drive or Overdrive to the > Neutral position, in almost all cases one notch. On cars equipped with a > Sport Shift style transmission, the gear selector has to be moved back to > the Drive position before it can be shifted into Neutral. > On the Toyota models that have the Sport Shift and are subject to the > recall, it is best to refrain from using the manual shift option and until > the car is repaired; use the Drive position. Seconds can matter. > > 3. Turn the key to the ACC position. > > On cars with a key, turn the key back one click to the ACC position. This > shuts off the engine to prevent any damage, but also turns off the power > steering and power brakes. The car will become harder to steer and stop, > but the engine will be off so if the gearshift is accidently moved back > into a gear, the car will coast to a stop. > > 4. Plant on or both feet firmly on the brakes. > > Pedal pressure will be light until the effects of the engine being turned > off start to be felt. At first the pedal will operate normally. Do not > pump the pedal. This will cause the pedal to operate harder more quickly. > Instead, with one or both feet, depress the pedal and bring the car to a > safe stop. > > 5. At some point when it is safe to do so, turn on the flashers. > > This will alert other drivers on the road that you are experiencing a > problem and hopefully avoid a collision. > > These steps will ensure most people a safe stop. > > Instead of telling us how bad Toyotas have become, and scaring the > daylights out of people, you would better serve the public by passing > these steps along to keep people safe. > > It should also be mentioned that if a person is intimidated by their car > and might be unable to follow these steps, they should avoid driving the > car until the repair is made, and either have the car towed to the dealer, > or have it driven there by someone who would be able to control the car in > case of a runaway situation. > > Having a scared person behind the wheel of an uncontrollable car is the > last thing that should be allowed to happen! 3 a bad idea, brakes are Hydraulic, powered by the motor, no motor, no brakes, the motor has a rev limiter it wont blow. Now if you said use the emergency brake that would give something, about 45% brake power. But so what that he posts News, he posts facts, does it hurt your feelings about toyota. As I see it the CEO is a idiot, they ignore the Prius issues but now admit fixing the production run of about a week ago and tell no one!. I heard they havnt figured out how to contact Prius owners[which of course is bs] what they have shown is a desire to ignore it, and I still believe Wozniak more than any other, so as I see it its far from over, its only beginning.
From: ransley on 4 Feb 2010 20:53 On Feb 4, 6:24 pm, twisted <thenited...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Feb 4, 5:18 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > > That's stupid. Put it in neutral so it revs up and blows! Damn > intelligent. Just turn the ignition off! It has a rev limiter, the motor powers the brakes, it wont blow.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 4 Feb 2010 21:44 On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:49:54 -0600, Al Falfa wrote: > > > "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message > news:pan.2010.02.05.01.30.51.254264(a)e86.GTS... >> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:46:16 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote: >> >>> The problem with your suggestion is, by the time the average woman and >>> older guys that buy Toyotas, thinks to do all that they will have hit >>> something ;) >> >> I know. It's kinda like pissin in the wind... > > Tell us what that is like. No imagination? Go outside and try it.
From: brassplyer on 5 Feb 2010 19:02 On Feb 4, 5:18 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > Sent to NBC Nightly News: > > With all the reports on Toyota's stuck accelerator problem, no one has > really said a lot about how to control the car if it does get away from > you. There's always the Carrie Underwood method. Throw your hands up in the air and "let Jesus take the wheel". ;-)
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 6 Feb 2010 13:27
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:08 -0500, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > Sent to NBC Nightly News: Gee, "john', no response? Sackless nimrod. |