Man killed, wife near death after car leaves trail of horror downtown

[M13]

ROR!!!!!!




for cereal.

[Collector1313]

theres only one problem with your pedal stuck ideas guys???? there a clutch and theres a gear shifter in autos, CARS WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL in an emergency situation know when to pull your power just a thought to ad, if you are driving ANY car lhd or rhd they are all dangerous they weigh how much ?? Its on the driver to control his 2500 lb plus metal chunk on wheels

And No Im Not Being A Hater, I just read all the reports, media and all the posts on this form and had to give it my 2 cents
It could of still been an accident, not my job to judge
And to all those who might see themselves in a WOT position in the future dont panic, just pull the power via gear shifter, clutch or key and add some brakes ... or... panic and do all the above the car should stop (hopefully)
but I can say this now and hope I can do the same as I am preaching in the future if this tragic event might happen to me
Knock on wood and dont open it up in a public area
Thanks

[RABBIT]

this is the funniest morbid thread ive read in a while.

[Snow]

Steve you take **** so personally. Get over yourself; you're not so important that everyone should drop everything to appease you. You'll find it easier to get over the little things as you go.

Chances are he looked at how long it was and categorized it with the other 35 emails from RHD enthusiasts who said the exact same thing.

That or if you want to stroke your ego, he was just humiliated that he got his facts wrong and was then corrected by you.

Oh and, you may be interested in this as well Steve: Editors Response to Note from RHD Enthusiast

Oh the audacity of some people!

[supguyex]

And even if he did give a ****. Which is possible, he's an editor, he probably gets hundreds on emails every day. You'd be lucky if your email even showed up on the first hundred when he checked his email. I highly doubt he reads all his email. You don't have to take it so personally

[derk]

dude... who do you think you are? the queen?

like most people, he just doesnt really give a **** about what you have to say.

get over it

[CDGuy]

You are name calling because he didn't respond to your letter which really has nothing to do with his article, but explaining why you love RHD cars? Yea, totally thoughtless

It has everything to do with his article. His article was explicitly about banning RHD cars in Ontario. I made a very very very valid and thorough email to him explaining that everyone on the boards here, and on most RHD forums would defend their rights, and that not everyone who drives RHD is a wannabe street racer.

I think it's very very rude of him, after I spent time writing an email almost as long as his article, to not even reply back with an "I understand your concern" or something to that effect.

I'm name calling because he has the odacity to get his facts WRONG, and then when someone sends him a very polite and respectful email, he doesn't even take the time to email that person back.

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

I sent the letter more then a week ago and the immature, stupid, and thoughtless columnist never even responded back.

I think it's SO rude - what an absolute PRICK.

You are name calling because he didn't respond to your letter which really has nothing to do with his article, but explaining why you love RHD cars? Yea, totally thoughtless

[CDGuy]

I've sent the author of the Ottawa Sun article an email, and this is it. If anyone feels they don't agree with anything in it, feel free to let me know.

I sent the letter more then a week ago and the immature, stupid, and thoughtless columnist never even responded back.

I think it's SO rude - what an absolute PRICK.

[CDGuy]

It was deleted by request of the OP.

Off topic, but I love the avatar JZ.

[JZ]

It was deleted by request of the OP.

[Snake556]

what happend to the other thread that was in general chat???? it has seemingly disapeared

What the? :S Where DID it go?

[Shadao]

what happend to the other thread that was in general chat???? it has seemingly disapeared

[Browny_R31]

IF the throttle had stuck open there would have been tire marks from the tires spinning, AND the car would have suffered far more severe damage... kid was drunk drove like a moronr and this is what happened

not sure if u have ever been in or driven a 300zx TT but it wouldnt spin up on full throttle unless ur in 1st or clutch kick it.

not saying this is the case but people see young male driver in japanese car and first assume he MUST have been an idiot. Mechanical fault or simply inexperience could have caused it without being stupid. Just in this case innocent people unfortunately died.

No matter how it happened the fact is this kid is in a WHOLE lot of trouble no matter if he was being a **** or not.

[Snow]

It might not have happened to you, but it was a common problem in Thunderbird SC's (89-93 model years) and many other domestic vehicles. It is nothing new really, **** just hit the fan with Toyota.

That being said, most of the time the cause was from the pedal getting stuck depressed under the floor-mat which means:
1.) The guy likely punched it before it became stuck in the floored position, which only show's he was driving like an idiot to begin with and;
2.) This wasn't the case in this incident, because Nissans have been running floor-mat pins holding them down for decades (N.A. was just a tad behind with their domestics).

Steve your letter was fairly well written (surprisingly) other than the random stats thrown in there for attention/sympathy, but none the less I see their use in this instance.