# Safety **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=6 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 7 --- ## ["The harder I pressed on the brake, the faster it went"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-harder-i-pressed-on-the-brake-the-faster-it-went/148619)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-harder-i-pressed-on-the-brake-the-faster-it-went/148619 "2019-09-12T18:47:54Z")
“Honest, officer!” One more person who couldn’t tell the difference between the brake pedal and the accelerator… --- ## ['An Off-Road Thrill That Can End in Flames': The Polaris RZR](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-off-road-thrill-that-can-end-in-flames-the-polaris-rzr/148239)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-off-road-thrill-that-can-end-in-flames-the-polaris-rzr/148239 "2019-09-06T18:46:21Z")
You can right-click on the link, save it, read your saved copy, then delete it --- ## [Perhaps it's time](https://community.cartalk.com/t/perhaps-its-time/132889)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/perhaps-its-time/132889 "2019-09-02T04:04:28Z")
… for Prince Philip to relinquish his car keys. I think that, at the age of 97, he should no longer be driving himself: --- ## [Stopping a car with a stuck throttle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stopping-a-car-with-a-stuck-throttle/147466)
**Author:** [@Dakotaboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dakotaboy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stopping-a-car-with-a-stuck-throttle/147466 "2019-08-27T02:10:45Z")
On another website, the question was asked: “What do I do if my gas pedal is stuck and I can’t shift into neutral?” The response was, first, never shift into neutral and risk a blown engine. Then turn the key one posit… --- ## [Driving and texting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-and-texting/143676)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-and-texting/143676 "2019-08-14T20:56:45Z")
Many a true word has been said in jest! --- ## ['Road safety in Sudan '](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-safety-in-sudan/146513)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/road-safety-in-sudan/146513 "2019-08-13T20:04:41Z")
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31632-0/fulltext --- ## ['Our Cars Are Trying to Keep Us Safe. Here's How.'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/our-cars-are-trying-to-keep-us-safe-heres-how/146337)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/our-cars-are-trying-to-keep-us-safe-heres-how/146337 "2019-08-10T19:18:38Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/smarter-living/our-cars-are-trying-to-keep-us-safe-heres-how.html You can read the article by right-clicking on the link, saving the file, reading the local copy you just made - or don’… --- ## ['Detours, roadblocks, jams: the rough road to US car regulation'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/detours-roadblocks-jams-the-rough-road-to-us-car-regulation/144745)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/detours-roadblocks-jams-the-rough-road-to-us-car-regulation/144745 "2019-07-19T15:09:21Z")
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02145-y --- ## [One more driver](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-driver/144556)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-driver/144556 "2019-07-18T00:08:28Z")
… who confuses the gas pedal and the brake pedal. :astonished: --- ## [I'm not against seatbelts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-against-seatbelts/140825)
**Author:** [@chunkyazian](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chunkyazian)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-against-seatbelts/140825 "2019-07-01T19:25:17Z")
But this is just dumb --- ## ['Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars and Their Carbon Monoxide Toll'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deadly-convenience-keyless-cars-and-their-carbon-monoxide-toll/117307)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deadly-convenience-keyless-cars-and-their-carbon-monoxide-toll/117307 "2019-06-28T20:51:42Z")
--- ## [Distraction during maintenance procedures](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distraction-during-maintenance-procedures/142072)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/distraction-during-maintenance-procedures/142072 "2019-06-12T09:21:41Z")
During my military and civilian safety training, distractions when performing any maintenance/repair or operating procedures was proven to contribute to accidents. Old school: the Technical Manual (TB) or pre flight chec… --- ## [The result of attempting a right turn from the left lane](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-result-of-attempting-a-right-turn-from-the-left-lane/141598)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-result-of-attempting-a-right-turn-from-the-left-lane/141598 "2019-06-06T16:54:30Z")
… while talking on a cell phone, is damage to a celebrity’s brand new $2 million Bugatti. Something tells me that the woman driving the CR-V is going to have her insurance rates jacked-up… a lot… :astonished: --- ## ['Why we can - and must - create a fairer system of traffic enforcement'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-we-can-and-must-create-a-fairer-system-of-traffic-enforcement/140425)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-we-can-and-must-create-a-fairer-system-of-traffic-enforcement/140425 "2019-05-22T13:40:03Z")
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/15/why-we-can-must-create-fairer-system-traffic-enforcement/ --- ## ['12-year-old charged with DWI while taking family car for joy ride with friends, police say'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12-year-old-charged-with-dwi-while-taking-family-car-for-joy-ride-with-friends-police-say/140418)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12-year-old-charged-with-dwi-while-taking-family-car-for-joy-ride-with-friends-police-say/140418 "2019-05-18T13:16:46Z")
Move over FloridaMan: NewMexicoGirl is in the driver’s seat! --- ## [A close call for a classic car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-close-call-for-a-classic-car/139386)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-close-call-for-a-classic-car/139386 "2019-05-17T15:24:07Z")
Earlier today, I had the misfortune to be in a line of traffic following a tree service truck onto I-287. At the beginning of the ramp, the truck was doing only 20 mph, but I assumed that the driver would have the sense… --- ## [Yet another driver](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yet-another-driver/138687)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yet-another-driver/138687 "2019-05-16T07:31:26Z")
… who can’t seem to distinguish between the gas pedal and the brake pedal. To quote the local gendarmes, “… a driver trying to park mistook her gas for her brakes, drove through a row of bushes, jumped a curb and landed … --- ## ['High-Tech Collision Warnings, No Matter How Smart Your Car Is'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-tech-collision-warnings-no-matter-how-smart-your-car-is/138643)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/high-tech-collision-warnings-no-matter-how-smart-your-car-is/138643 "2019-04-17T19:55:18Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/business/collision-warning-systems-aftermarket.html Mobileye --- ## [A new achievement in distracted driving!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-achievement-in-distracted-driving/137853)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-new-achievement-in-distracted-driving/137853 "2019-04-04T13:07:54Z")
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2019/04/20190403\_me\_hr2\_return\_-\_steve.mp3 from Wednesday’s Morning Edition, 26 seconds. --- ## [Pickup Truck Crash-Test Ratings](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pickup-truck-crash-test-ratings/137802)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pickup-truck-crash-test-ratings/137802 "2019-04-04T13:03:42Z")
The Toyota Tundra did poorly… --- ## ['Eyes on the Road! (Your Car Is Watching)'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eyes-on-the-road-your-car-is-watching/137395)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/eyes-on-the-road-your-car-is-watching/137395 "2019-03-29T19:44:46Z")
--- ## ['If You Won't Stop Speeding, Your Car Will Do It for You, E.U. Tells Drivers'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-wont-stop-speeding-your-car-will-do-it-for-you-e-u-tells-drivers/137368)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-you-wont-stop-speeding-your-car-will-do-it-for-you-e-u-tells-drivers/137368 "2019-03-28T00:07:41Z")
--- ## ['Pedestrian Deaths in U.S. Approach Highest Number in Nearly 30 Years'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedestrian-deaths-in-u-s-approach-highest-number-in-nearly-30-years/135984)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedestrian-deaths-in-u-s-approach-highest-number-in-nearly-30-years/135984 "2019-03-09T15:45:33Z")
--- ## ['Don't Ruin My Life - Aging and Driving in the 21st Century '](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-ruin-my-life-aging-and-driving-in-the-21st-century/135117)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-ruin-my-life-aging-and-driving-in-the-21st-century/135117 "2019-02-23T00:28:19Z")
‘I have been fired by a patient - explicitly and to my face - just once. It happened during my first year after residency, and although I can no longer recall the patient’s name, I can still see her pretty face, carefull… --- ## [Driving Safely With an Eye Patch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-safely-with-an-eye-patch/134674)
**Author:** [@chipbox\_142238](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chipbox_142238)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-safely-with-an-eye-patch/134674 "2019-02-15T15:32:46Z")
I have to wear an eye patch over my right eye for some indefinite period. It is legal in my state to do this. I would appreciate any suggestions as to how to continue to drive safely (new car accessories - e.g. special m… --- ## [AWD vs FWD on snow/ice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/awd-vs-fwd-on-snow-ice/134573)
**Author:** [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/awd-vs-fwd-on-snow-ice/134573 "2019-02-13T23:38:51Z")
Honda CRV (awd) versus Toyota Avalon (fwd) On an interstate drive, mostly level during snowy weather, is AWD substantially safer? Specifically, the main threat is spinouts. Real bad with RWD but that is not in this dis… --- ## [Law enforcement vehicle crash proofing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/law-enforcement-vehicle-crash-proofing/134439)
**Author:** [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/law-enforcement-vehicle-crash-proofing/134439 "2019-02-12T18:43:43Z")
I found this article quite interesting. From my safety background and also a 150mph police SUV! --- ## ['Marketplace''s Scott Tong reviews self-driving car services in Chandler & Scottsdale Arizona](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marketplaces-scott-tong-reviews-self-driving-car-services-in-chandler-scottsdale-arizona/134189)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marketplaces-scott-tong-reviews-self-driving-car-services-in-chandler-scottsdale-arizona/134189 "2019-02-09T17:04:06Z")
http://download.stream.publicradio.org/podcast/marketplace/segments/2019/02/07/mp\_20190207\_seg\_22\_64.mp3 Waymo & Neurocar --- ## [The Takata Airbag Recall expands](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-takata-airbag-recall-expands/134236)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-takata-airbag-recall-expands/134236 "2019-02-09T00:22:02Z")
You can use the link in this article to access the NHTSA site, enter your VIN, and see if your vehicle is included in this new recall, or in any other recalls. --- ## [Driving 'accidents' major cause of death of American children](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-accidents-major-cause-of-death-of-american-children/131297)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-accidents-major-cause-of-death-of-american-children/131297 "2019-02-08T14:13:44Z")
’ The largest single cause of child and adolescent deaths is motor vehicle crashes, which account for 20% of such deaths. In 2016, the U.S. rate of death from motor vehicle crashes (5.21 per 100,000 children and adolesce… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=5) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/safety/9.md?page=7)