Lexus IS250 comes to a stop across the street.
Lexus IS250 takeoff dashcam video
This video mesmerizes as the Lexus undergoes a slow, soapy automated car wash.
Skip to 2:40 for the acceleration and crash
car wash song - Rose Royce Greatest Hits
Ooh, ooh, you might not ever get rich
But let me tell ya, it's better than diggin' a ditch
There ain't no tellin' who you might meet
A movie star or maybe even a Indian Chief
- or maybe a Lexus IS250, and then you can get fired if the software misfires.
Or maybe you will be humilitated by a lazy reporter as "dopey."
People, including reporters and police, tend to jump to conclusions that the driver stepped on the gas pedal. He may have.
But there are quite a few incidents of sudden acceleration reported by car washes.
I hope the insurance company will check the driver's shoe or boot and check for traces of it on both the gas or brake pedals. The driver should put that shoe or boot in a plastic bag and keep it there. And did anyone see brake lights?
Here's another similar incident:
May 29, 2013 - Greensburg, PA - Vehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED AND THEN ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER START-UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 7/29/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THEN LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 10-12 FEET. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE ON THE INTERSECTION.
Question: When will reporters begin to check sudden acceleration complaint statistics by model before they write their stories? And is NHTSA still listening, or has it fallen asleep forever about Toyota SUA?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
(Car wash)
Never seem to stop comin'
What'd I say?
Keep those rags and machines hummin'
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