Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
TwoGuns writes:

On Nov 25, 6:13 pm, Christopher Tidy
wrote:
TwoGuns wrote:
Watching the CBS evening news this evening I have to wonder is every
one in the TV Broadcast business a CLUELESS ****ING IDIOT?

They're blonde, attractive, can read and speak in front of a camera.

Four people died in an accident in a Toyota. The 911 call was played
on air. Evidently the throttle pedal had gotten caught under a floor
mat and the 911 caller was applying brakes but could not stop. The
Toyota with four people crashed at an intersection killing the
occupants. The 911 call lasted for several seconds and the dispatcher
did not tell the driver to put the car in NEUTRAL.
PUT THE ****ING TRANNY IN NEUTRAL and then apply brakes. Is that too
hard to comprehend? CBS should be sued for not telling their audience
the proper way to react to a situation like this.
Or just switch off the engine.

Chris
Just switching off the engine WILL NOT WORK with the steering column
locks on almost all cars since 1975 or so. I'm sure you said that and
hit send before thinking about it Chris.

There's an "ignition off, lock not on yet" position. But as somebody
else pointed out, trying to get that position in those circumstances
would be asking a lot.

According to an L.A. Times article, some Toyotas/Lexii use a Start
button rather than key position. That button has to be pushed and held
for about 4 seconds to kill the ignition. Repeatedly pushing the button
while panicking won't do it.
I think the accident car was a loaner. The driver may not have been
sufficiently familiar with it.