ljames28 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 As if The Breakes, Gearbox and Accelerator would fail all at once. If you can't put it into Neutral/2nd Gear then Kill the ignition and slowly easy the hardbrake up gradually. The brakes didn't fail at the same time as everything else, they failed as a result of the excessive speed, at full throttle i can understand why applying brakes may have just destroyed them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 this is why autos are for suckers! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 wow, this isnt TOO far away from me! Must have been a scary experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera963 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 coooool, i want to drive at that speed OFF A CLIFF! :p that would be fun! apart from the whole death thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpat1024 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 If he'd switched off the engine in the BMW, his power steering would haev cut out, the steering would have locked up and therefore he would lost control of the car. It was in an article in the Daily Mail yesterday (Saturday) here in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hurley18 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 :| that happend on my mom's car all the time but just for like 2 seconds....they said that was a sensor on the engine or something like that. btw. she has a Hyundai Accent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am_I_Evil Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Also 135mph ain't fast. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 If he'd switched off the engine in the BMW, his power steering would haev cut out, the steering would have locked up and therefore he would lost control of the car. It was in an article in the Daily Mail yesterday (Saturday) here in the UK. Yes, but. He was on a COMPLETELY straight road, AND if he'd put the key back to the position before the engine is on it would not have locked, he would have just lost power steering, what do you think we did before power steering? He could have still steered the car. *sigh* This guy just paniced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Also 135mph ain't fast. You would have jumped, right? :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 You would have jumped, right? :yes: I'm just saying 135Mph ain't fast when I've been driven on public road at 200Mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted March 12, 2006 Administrators Share Posted March 12, 2006 I have a BMW :| but its not an automatic Shall i break down in tears now, or later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcdShdw Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 ya know they coulda had 2 police cards box him in and brake slowly one on the side and one in front probably woulda stopped him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naap51stang Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Why didn't he just do like they do in the CARTOONS.....right before it crashes....just open the door and step out.......works all the time :blink: Glad he survived it....sounds like he needed a new pair of pants when it was over. :alien: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Sorry, but even if it was a straight road, there is no gurantee he would of gone in a straight line. I guess there was alot of cars around which would of been bad if he hit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 she has a Hyundai Accent Say no more. :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethal0r Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 the police cars had nearly caught up with him before he crashed, not sure what they would have tried to do if they caught him, if they nudge his car at that speed whos to know what would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Accelerator got stuck, brakes didn't work, and the gearbox locked up - What a coincidence.... Or just pure bad luck :p First thing I would do is hammer on the handbrake and/or switch the engine off ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellboundIRL Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 ya know they coulda had 2 police cards box him in and brake slowly one on the side and one in front probably woulda stopped him I don't think that'd be too effective at 135mph....I just can't see that happening. Poor guy, that'd be as scary as hell...I've heard of things like this happening a few times, hes a lucky man to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy2k4 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 he couldnt turn engine off, as people stated the power steering would have locked, now fair enough if it was straight, but what about the other cars trying to get out of the way? some of them may not have had fast enough reactions to get out of the way thus makingit more dangerous also, it said that the police cars couldnt catch up, so they couldnt box him in, although, if they had "catch up" enabled like NFSMW it would have been a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony-inpo Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I'm just saying 135Mph ain't fast when I've been driven on public road at 200Mph. Well done mate... five gold stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I'm just saying 135Mph ain't fast when I've been driven on public road at 200Mph. In what car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windows95isg8 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 coooool, i want to drive at that speed OFF A CLIFF! :p that would be fun! apart from the whole death thing. lol. Yer its a pain, We could do alot of fun things if we dident die at the end of it. Like jumping out of plains at full speed, with the gay things for geting us down safly lol. But yer then we would be a little bit dead lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Holy crap, that had to be a bad experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HimalayaJoe Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I love how everybody seems to know exactly how to deal with a situation like this when they're sitting safely at their computer. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goheels681 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 What about the handbrake? If you pulled up on it (or pushed down, depending on the car) wouldn't it have locked the wheels up, slowing you down enough to be able to hit something slowly, but enough to stop you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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