webfact Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Nine students injured by self- accelerated carBANGKOK: -- Nine secondary education students were injured after they were hit by a self-accelerated car while were about to cross the road to their school in Samut Songkram province Thursday. The incident happened in the morning when a car of a medical service officer at a prison developed gear problem and rammed into a concrete wall and hit the students.Nine children were slightly injured and admitted to Rama 2 hospital. Doctors said all students suffered bruises and now were safe and allowed to return homes.Driver of the car said he had parked his car in parking lot opposite the school to let his kids off.As he drove out, the car accelerated out of control. He said he chose to steer the vehicle into the wall, not realising it would break through.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/nine-students-injured-self-accelerated-car/ -- Thai PBS 2014-08-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Note the blue racing alloy's. self accelerated car. " driver to car STOP when I tell you" or you will be sold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trogers Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 The driver does not know how to turn off the ignition? I had a stuck accelerator pedal once while driving and killed the engine by turning off the ignition (via the key) and then cruised to a stop by the side of the road. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kurnell Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thailand: The hub of lame excuses 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Lightning McQueen, yes? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thailand: The hub of lame excuses Why do not these drivers flee the scene while the vehicle is in motion---my humour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 After hitting the students, the car then tried to flee the scene but then experience self braking issues 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chotthee Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The driver does not know how to turn off the ignition? I had a stuck accelerator pedal once while driving and killed the engine by turning off the ignition (via the key) and then cruised to a stop by the side of the road. Like some bicycle, your car don't have brakes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiddy Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Ive used a car where the accelerator has stuck in stop-start traffic on a smooth road, went into the back of someone, very minor damage but still Only way i could convince everyone it was a stuck accelerator was the skid marks left by the front wheels from when i realized what was happening and stood on the brake, only took 1 second to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Right, it is always the car's fault lately, since we overused the weather stories... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 A sexy chick in a micro-skirt walked by and the male supercharger - aka testosterone - kicked in. Testosterone and cool do not always go together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeeya Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 had this happen to me in a medium sized truck. Accelerator just fell to the floor and engine revved up. took me about 0.999574 of a second to reach down and turn off the engine and pull over. Upon inspection the spring on the accelerator cable had snapped. Though if i was near a school the better option would be to aim it for a wall and use students bodies to cushion the impact. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shurup Posted August 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2014 There were some incidents/accidents in Canada with stuck gas pedals on some Toyota pickups, after which there was a huge recall. Logically you would shut off the ignition and hit the breaks, but people panic and don't act logically. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 No finger pointing to the car? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thailand: The hub of lame excuses Why do not these drivers flee the scene while the vehicle is in motion---my humour. Fleeing the scene is disgraceful. However, would anybody stand there if 20 villagers are attacking them with pitchforks and flaming poles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbo Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 There were some incidents/accidents in Canada with stuck gas pedals on some Toyota pickups, after which there was a huge recall. Logically you would shut off the ignition and hit the breaks, but people panic and don't act logically. Not only in Canada. My car was one of those re-called due to a floor mat being designed so that on occasion, it would prevent the accelerator from returning to it's home position. It happened to me twice, but was easy enough to step on the brake to stop the car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Note the blue racing alloy's. self accelerated car. " driver to car STOP when I tell you" or you will be sold. Are you jealous because of your much older truck, pulled by a donkey? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thailand: The hub of lame excuses Why do not these drivers flee the scene while the vehicle is in motion---my humour. Fleeing the scene is disgraceful. However, would anybody stand there if 20 villagers are attacking them with pitchforks and flaming poles? Hey this is not medieval times, no merry men are involved here at 8pm. like me you have seen to many black and white silent movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Note the blue racing alloy's. self accelerated car. " driver to car STOP when I tell you" or you will be sold. Are you jealous because of your much older truck, pulled by a donkey? The photo tells me he has near reached the end of the runway, nothing wrong with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Vehicle accidents like this are never, ever human error in Thailand; instead, it's vehicle equipment failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 WD40 needed,why did he not give the excuse of been an epileptic, like the teacher at an other school recently did.when he killed several students,also in school car park. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always18 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 "....self-accelerated"?..............more like "HIMself-accelerated" I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I thought "brake failure" was the usual excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 WD40 needed,why did he not give the excuse of been an epileptic, like the teacher at an other school recently did.when he killed several students,also in school car park. regards Worgeordie It was on the road running from the school gates to the school, not the car park, and the school director driving the car was an epileptic,with a tally of several car crashes in the past. Four 9yo students died. Still haven't heard if he went to prison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLom Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 It was raining so hard I couldn't see the hand-brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thailand the hub of self-accelerating cars - soon at a theatre near you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLom Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 There were some incidents/accidents in Canada with stuck gas pedals on some Toyota pickups, after which there was a huge recall. Logically you would shut off the ignition and hit the breaks, but people panic and don't act logically. due to a floor mat being designed so that on occasion, it would prevent the accelerator from returning to it's home position. Thus, sue the designer for poor intentions........ for heaven's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) The driver does not know how to turn off the ignition? I had a stuck accelerator pedal once while driving and killed the engine by turning off the ignition (via the key) and then cruised to a stop by the side of the road. Like some bicycle, your car don't have brakes? And he couldn't throw it out of gear into neutral/park/reverse (assuming it was an automatic)? I call it inept vehicle op under "possible" failure conditions. Edited August 21, 2014 by MaxYakov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Definitely From the shallow end of the gene pool if he couldn’t manage to bring his vehicle to a controlled stop possibly a newbie driver who needs to take his driving test again before getting behind the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Must be one of those new self-drive cars we can all look forward to .... and then he really would have a good excuse. But by then I expect the car will be able to voice its own side the story ................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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