BMW Accelerator jam car hits 135mph

Accelerator jam car hits 135mph
A motorist drives for 60 miles at speeds of 135mph after the accelerator on
his BMW car jams.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/4796264.stm

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If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
slowed down the car.
Derek

Allegedly, he thought doing so would disable the vehicle's power
steering.

Funny how he broke down in tears though, beer belly, bleached blond
hair, ear-ring, BMW driver, I bet he used to be a proper Jack-The-Lad
at his local pub.

These young boys certainly are in touch with their feminine side these
days.

>If the driver had turned the engine off, >surly that would have
>slowed down the car
>Derek

Yes .... but it was a BMW owner !

Turk 182

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:18:48 +0000 (UTC), "Derek Hornby"
> wrote:

> Accelerator jam car hits 135mph
>A motorist drives for 60 miles at speeds of 135mph after the accelerator on
>his BMW car jams.
>Full story:
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/4796264.stm
>
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>
>If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
>slowed down the car.

I expect there's a lock to stop you doing that. Might get some
backfiring or summat - safety regs y'know.

Derek Potter wrote:
>>If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
>>slowed down the car.
>
>
> I expect there's a lock to stop you doing that. Might get some
> backfiring or summat - safety regs y'know.

Either turn off the engine (not a good idea to turn it so far that you
lock the steering) or clutch in and select N. Engine will go to the red
line and make a lot of noise. Better than crashing though.

In article >, Derek
Hornby > writes

> Accelerator jam car hits 135mph
>A motorist drives for 60 miles at speeds of 135mph after the accelerator on
>his BMW car jams.

"I was in tears most of the time on the phone to the police..."

So he was on a mobile phone, in tears, and driving at 135mph?

Sounds like total bull**** to me..
--
Mr X

Derek Hornby wrote:

> Accelerator jam car hits 135mph
> A motorist drives for 60 miles at speeds of 135mph after the accelerator
> on his BMW car jams.
> Full story:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/4796264.stm
>
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>
> If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
> slowed down the car.
> Derek

He could have put the gear lever or automatic transmission into neutral.
Don't try and tell me that the lever and clutch pedal (if any) were also
jammed.

"Peter" > wrote in message
...
> Derek Hornby wrote:
>
>> Accelerator jam car hits 135mph
>> A motorist drives for 60 miles at speeds of 135mph after the accelerator
>> on his BMW car jams.
>> Full story:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/4796264.stm
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
>> slowed down the car.
>> Derek
>
> He could have put the gear lever or automatic transmission into neutral.
> Don't try and tell me that the lever and clutch pedal (if any) were also
> jammed.
>

It all sounds very implausible. He claims that the brakes didn't slow the
car down but merely burned out. I don't believe that, having myself
experimented with applying brake with accelerator. He claims he couldn't
put the car (automatic, I think) into neutral.

The only explanations that came to mind were (a) he is an incompentent DIY
car mechanic who had attempted to dismantle the controls of the car but
hadn't connected them properly again, or (b) he is a raving loony/attention
seeker.

Bozo wrote:

> Derek Potter wrote:
> > > If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
> > > slowed down the car.
> >
> >
> > I expect there's a lock to stop you doing that. Might get some
> > backfiring or summat - safety regs y'know.
>
> Either turn off the engine (not a good idea to turn it so far that
> you lock the steering) or clutch in and select N. Engine will go to
> the red line and make a lot of noise. Better than crashing though.

is there a clutch on an auto?




--
wigwambam

"chippy" > wrote in message
...
> Bozo wrote:
>
>> Derek Potter wrote:
>> > > If the driver had turned the engine off, surly that would have
>> > > slowed down the car.
>> >
>> >
>> > I expect there's a lock to stop you doing that. Might get some
>> > backfiring or summat - safety regs y'know.
>>
>> Either turn off the engine (not a good idea to turn it so far that
>> you lock the steering) or clutch in and select N. Engine will go to
>> the red line and make a lot of noise. Better than crashing though.
>
> is there a clutch on an auto?

No