Comment Re:Nice Thought But... (Score 1) 1416
which is as it should be; the brakes should be strong enough to stop the car under full power, assuming they're in good repair
Actually, I was driving a 1 mo old Nissan Pathfinder. As I got into the car I knocked the industrial floormat out and when I put it in I accidentally set it on the throttle. I was fine for a few minutes because I didn't depress the throttle very far, although I thought the car was acting funny. Finally, after I hit 35, the car wouldnt' stop because the throttle was depressed. I stood on the brakebut the car just went CHUG-CHUG-CHUG and kind of stuttered instead of stopping.
It stuttered right through a red light and into the side of a maroon Volvo. My parents (I was still in high school at the time) didn't believe that the brakes couldnt' stop the car until I made my dad go out on an empty road and try it.
Actually, I was driving a 1 mo old Nissan Pathfinder. As I got into the car I knocked the industrial floormat out and when I put it in I accidentally set it on the throttle. I was fine for a few minutes because I didn't depress the throttle very far, although I thought the car was acting funny. Finally, after I hit 35, the car wouldnt' stop because the throttle was depressed. I stood on the brakebut the car just went CHUG-CHUG-CHUG and kind of stuttered instead of stopping.
It stuttered right through a red light and into the side of a maroon Volvo. My parents (I was still in high school at the time) didn't believe that the brakes couldnt' stop the car until I made my dad go out on an empty road and try it.
