GB wrote:
Say your accelerator jammed. Well, how long would it take you to
figure this out and depress the clutch/put it into neutral?
Especially an experienced driver like a highway patrolman. 5 seconds?
Well, surely not long enough to make a 911 call.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7012913.ece

What's actually going on here? Suicide, and he wanted to take his
family with him?

Darwinism in action.
ignition off is first thing (I believe this was a keyless vehicle that
required a 3 second press on the button to turn it off) If that cannot be
done then neutral (it doesn't matter if the engine blows) Braking normally
on a vehicle with a stuck throttle at speed will cook the brakes very
quickly and they will then appear to not work (as in this case) but if it
is in neutral the brakes will slow the car normally, if the throttle is wide
open and it is in gear (particularly an auto) then a panic stop might do it,
but a several hundred horsepower engine trying to move you forward with
torque converter help would take some massive braking effort to overcome.