SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA)

today?

 

Seem to be drilling on this topic.

 

i find it fascinating that there is never a resolution. same with the 'my prius burned down last night' threads.

 

Details always seem sketchy too, especially from memory of the situation .

I can barely remember what I had for breakfast, let alone what happened when a major event happened.

 

to be more precise, it hasn't stopped raining since labor day week, and now we are in the middle of a nor'easter.
so the answer would be yes.

 

Gotta love cabin fever .

Move out here and you’ll feel a lot better.

 

my daughter was just reading an article that says humans are the first species to begin adapting to living indoors.
i must have missed the memo.

 

I find it hard to stay indoors for days at a time.

But out here that hardly ever happens.

Just a couple of clouds in the sky and 73 F.

Perfect weather for my sons soccer game.

 

at least it's a wet cold

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So what do you do now? If I had a car that ran away I would have trouble ever trusting it.

I had a Ford truck jump into reverse once. It almost killed me trying to stop it. I was a little gun shy after that happened.

 

The FHP isn't the NTSB. They don't determine fault for accidents. They investigate whether laws have been broken in connection with an accident. They issue citations when there is probable cause to believe that a driver involved in an accident broke a law. The case then goes before a judge who determines whether the driver is guilty based on the testimony/evidence.

Apparently FHP has determined that your car going over a parking barrier and down a steep embankment on private property didn't violate any laws, so they closed the investigation without charging your wife. If you think that the FHP has conclusively determined what/who is actually responsible for the accident (Prius defect versus pressing the wrong pedal), I think you may be mistaken, especially since Florida is a "no fault" state. They have merely found that there is not probable cause to believe that your wife violated any law, so the case is closed without her being charged.

You may want to savor this "win." From the tone of this thread, it might be your only victory.

 

Sorry should of said...Florida Highway Patrol decided to not FURTHER investigate.
If they didn't obtain black box data, and there wasn't any witnesses, exactly what was the extent of their investigation? If they are saying it wasn't your wife's fault, who or what are they placing the blame?
Are they saying it was unintended acceleration or mechanical failure?
Florida Highway Police NOT charging your wife, and closing the case isn't proof of unintended acceleration.

 

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In another thread you posted that you had done some modifications to the brake pedal. Specifically so that you could "left foot brake"... I'm no expert and I'm no lawyer - but I am already suspecting this isn't anything to do with Toyota.

Modifying brake pedal for left foot braking | PriusChat

 

That's an interesting statement.
Without having read the article and being nearly totally ignorant, I'd say almost all animals just naturally live in dens, caves, and self created environments of protection. It's a cornerstone of evolution that animals seek environments of protection.

So how do you define "Indoors"?
Earliest evidence is caves.

I would venture to say, the more correct statement is that humans were one of the first species to adapt the "indoors" to their living.

Other animals live in caves, other animals don't paint pictures on the walls.

 

i think the article was stating that we don't go out as much as we used to, and we're comfortable with that. much of our work and entertainment now takes place indoors

 

As if the facts weren't difficult enough ("continuously observing" the brake pedal while plummeting down a "steep embankment") it seems that you have uncovered "the smoking gun."

To borrow a phrase used earlier in this thread, CASE CLOSED.

(actually Bisco may have gotten it correct in post #21)

 

Definitely now seems less “subjective” with that thread reference.