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Ride report
"JNugent" wrote in message
... On 18/08/2016 09:11, Bod wrote: On 18/08/2016 09:02, Alycidon wrote: On Thursday, 18 August 2016 00:44:51 UTC+1, Nick wrote: Oh, the fatal accident, another one of those motorist crashes into shop types. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/bromley/14682760.Woman_injured_in_Petts_Wood_charity_shop_ crash_dies_in_hospital/ Cheers - don't think we've had a ride report for about 15 years! Seems a weekly occurrence when a driver crashes into a building , even pedestrians on the pavements etc. More appropriate NGs. Very sad when this happens. I wonder if the car was an automatic. I wonder if the driver accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake and then didn't have the quick reactions of a younger person to realise what they'd done and to change feet to the brake pedal. With a manual car, there is the chance if you were slowing down that you'd be in the wrong gear for accelerating, so pressing the accelerator would stall the engine, whereas an automatic would just change down. I've sometimes wondered whether automatics and elderly people don't mix - which is ironic since autos are generally easier for elderly people who may have poorer coordination (eg between clutch and accelerator). |
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