[TR] Off-topic -deadly floormats?

[P Caffrey]

I may have missed something with all the exchanges on this topic, but I'm
wondering why a floor mat wedging the gas petal down couldn't just be pulled
back toward the driver before reaching high speed.  I had a situation where a
sloppy floor mat found its way to the gas pedal and the car accelerated.  I
grabbed the sucker and yanked it back toward the driver's seat....Problem
solved....There must be more to this story than floor mats.
Pat
________________________________
From: Doug Mathews <mathews at uga.edu>
To:
Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday,
September 18, 2009 5:05:00 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Off-topic -deadly floormats?
Here's what the Infinity does....
"*Do not operate the push-button ignition
switch while driving the 
vehicle except in an emergency. (The engine will
stop when the ignition 
switch is pushed 3 consecutive times or the ignition
switch is pushed 
and held for more than 2 seconds.) If the engine stops while
the vehicle 
is being driven, this could lead to a crash and serious injury."
*I'm presuming they "crash..." would be as a result of all thats been
said...loss of easy steering and braking...but it beats going over a cliff.
Doug


Randall wrote:
>
> And who knows, there may be a 'safety' interlock on
that as well, that won't
> let you shift when doing over say, 50 mph.
>
> --
Randall 
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