Unintended Acceleration?

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  1. GrumpyCabbie

    GrumpyCabbie Senior Member

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    If this incident involved a Toyota I'm sure they're say it was a case of unintended acceleration, but as it was a Mercedes it was a case of just pressing the small pedal instead of the big one! :D

    BBC News - Mercedes crashes through London car park wall
     
    #1 GrumpyCabbie, Jul 1, 2010
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    I would sue Mercedes for unintended acceleration. Wouldn't you?
     
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    shouldn't a benz know when to stop itself?:D
     
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    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    And it will turn itself off, as well, should you walk away with its smartkey, correct?
     
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    Haha, it's good our press has the balls (or maybe it's just because they're not trying to find "the story behind the story") to just call these people idiots for pressing the wrong pedal.
     
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