What Can We Say It Is a Ford

[VXcommforlife]

Did anyone hear about the Ford Explorer that was stuck on cruise control yesterday. The driver was driving near Frankston yesterday and he could not get it of no matter what he did. What else can we say it is a Ford. Here's the link.



Ford denies runaway car link to mass cruise control recall | Herald Sun

 

[vk.jonno]

yeah hahaa i was like, ford trust. haha

 

[minux]

Sooo, he couldnt stop the car using the brakes, but eventually stopped the car using the foot brake and handbrake?

Sounds like a case of asking how a mentally disabled person got a licence...

Mr Weir, who recently arrived in Melbourne from Queensland, says he was stuck on 80km/h on the freeway and shutting off the engine and hitting the brakes had no effect.

Mr Weir eventually stopped the car by repeatedly jumping on the foot brake and pulling the handbrake.

 

[Grennan]

Yeah its like that case in America where the guy died because his floor mat got caught around the accelerator and just kept driving. Seriously, people are ****ing retarded.

 

[minux]

Ahh nevermind, I missed this part

Mr Weir, who recently arrived in Melbourne from Queensland

Nuff said.

 

[Thomas1]

Didn't he think to put the car in neutral? Some People are ****ing retarded...

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Didn't he think to put the car in neutral? Some People are ****ing retarded...

how did turning off the engine have no effect. WTF, SERIOUSLY.

 

[383 hatch]

I could think of probably half a dozen ways he could have turned it off.

It would appear as though the only thing he managed to turn off was his brain....

 

[VicCop]

I read about this on our own little internal news system. He's admitted to a fair bit in this one.

- Calls Ford after he realises the cruise control is stuck: Use mobile phone whilst driving.

- Calls 000 for help: Another use phone whilst driving (up to two already!).

- On the other end of the line, Sgt Marnie Goldsmith urges him to move the car into the emergency lane of the Eastern Fwy and turn off the engine.: Fail to obey 'Emergency Stopping Lane Only' sign.

- When his vehicle is forced into oncoming lanes because of banked-up traffic, Sgt Goldsmith calmly urges him to jump on the brakes and pull the handbrake as hard as he can.: Fail to keep left of center, drive on reserve (median strip), careless drive and manner dangerous just to top it all off.

Could throw in a conduct endangering life. I can't wait to see what the results of the testing on the car reveal.

 

[hakhawk]

I read about this on our own little internal news system. He's admitted to a fair bit in this one.

- Calls Ford after he realises the cruise control is stuck: Use mobile phone whilst driving.

- Calls 000 for help: Another use phone whilst driving (up to two already!).

- On the other end of the line, Sgt Marnie Goldsmith urges him to move the car into the emergency lane of the Eastern Fwy and turn off the engine.: Fail to obey 'Emergency Stopping Lane Only' sign.

- When his vehicle is forced into oncoming lanes because of banked-up traffic, Sgt Goldsmith calmly urges him to jump on the brakes and pull the handbrake as hard as he can.: Fail to keep left of center, drive on reserve (median strip), careless drive and manner dangerous just to top it all off.

Could throw in a conduct endangering life. I can't wait to see what the results of the testing on the car reveal.

would these not be ignored due to the fact hes following instructions of a police officer?