On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:35:26 -0800 (PST), TwoGuns
wrote:

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?

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.

DL


Apparently you are not familiar with the fact that the OFF position is
the first detent out of on and the LOCK is the second and requires the
wheel to be in a certain position to lock. Try it sometime. Turn off
your engine with the wheel turned to one side or the other. It will
not lock until the wheel is turned to a specific spot. Therefore, the
argument that the wheel will lock if you turn off the ignition is not
valid.

Jim