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kjsoccerdude
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I want to meet this guy so I can give him a big handshake, a pat on the back and tell him he is my idol. Thank you so much for this video! This guy he saying everything I think about this situation.
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Monkey-Gein
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a-fuckin-men! that's the first thing i thought when i heard people were dieing because of this. how fucking stupid you gotta be! i got my floor mat stuck on my gas pedal in a car awhile back... i didn't kill no one. i pushed the clutch and turned the key ABSO-FUCKING-LUTLY AMAZING!! and do priuses not have parking/emergency brakes?
A friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana, I said "No, but I want a regular banana later, so Yeah."
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The cops didn't even think about putting the car in neutral. My mind = blown. Common sense FTW! When I was 16 I was driving my friends car and the throttle return spring got stuck when I was going 80+ down a back country road, guess what I did? Put it in neutral.
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hermitmaster
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orly? Well, drop anchor then.pantera1 wrote:Didn't watch the vid, but I heard the Pius doesn't go into neutral when moving? Might have to research that a bit tonight.
Dropping anchor sounds good to me....it's almost time to get the hot rod back on the river!
A liitle bit of searching turned up alot on the Prius/Neutral thing. It will go into neutral, but not in the normal mechanical way we are used to.
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i agree the transmission shifter is not typical and emergency situation isn't the time to learn how to operate a car, but isn't it the responsibility of the driver to learn BASIC functions of their vehicle OR how to react in an emergency situation before operating a vehicle? We are living in an ever increasing "blame someone else" society where personal responsibility is no longer a requirement. What's wrong with this picture?
"BTW neutral in a prius takes 2 to 3 sec at the most while holding the shifter to N position, not the most intuitive but not that difficult either. If that fails, the driver should know how to apply normal and emergency break together to stop the car. When all else does not work, know how to turn off the car by holding the On/off button!
I think there is also a side lesson for Toyota here. Some people are still used to mechanical levers and switches. Perhaps an easy solution is to provide a warning message on how hold/pause operations or provide a little mechanical lever somewhere in the car. The latter probably would still not work for drivers who does not bother learning about their car before driving (i've seen drivers who do not know how to shift into neutral for automatic transmissions when car engine is off because some cars require releasing a small mechanical safety lock before shifter will move)."
A liitle bit of searching turned up alot on the Prius/Neutral thing. It will go into neutral, but not in the normal mechanical way we are used to.
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i agree the transmission shifter is not typical and emergency situation isn't the time to learn how to operate a car, but isn't it the responsibility of the driver to learn BASIC functions of their vehicle OR how to react in an emergency situation before operating a vehicle? We are living in an ever increasing "blame someone else" society where personal responsibility is no longer a requirement. What's wrong with this picture?
"BTW neutral in a prius takes 2 to 3 sec at the most while holding the shifter to N position, not the most intuitive but not that difficult either. If that fails, the driver should know how to apply normal and emergency break together to stop the car. When all else does not work, know how to turn off the car by holding the On/off button!
I think there is also a side lesson for Toyota here. Some people are still used to mechanical levers and switches. Perhaps an easy solution is to provide a warning message on how hold/pause operations or provide a little mechanical lever somewhere in the car. The latter probably would still not work for drivers who does not bother learning about their car before driving (i've seen drivers who do not know how to shift into neutral for automatic transmissions when car engine is off because some cars require releasing a small mechanical safety lock before shifter will move)."
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Monkey-Gein
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they should just use mechanical linkage/switches/levers. all this electronic stuff is just asking for trouble (which it did). i found out last summer that some hondas have electric steering (WTF). a key to turn, or a shifter to shift is much better than a relay system imo
A friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana, I said "No, but I want a regular banana later, so Yeah."
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The Prius DOES go into neutral while in motion... They did it in the video.pantera1 wrote:Didn't watch the vid, but I heard the Pius doesn't go into neutral when moving? Might have to research that a bit tonight.
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Monkey-Gein
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pantera = failStilz wrote:The Prius DOES go into neutral while in motion... They did it in the video.pantera1 wrote:Didn't watch the vid, but I heard the Pius doesn't go into neutral when moving? Might have to research that a bit tonight.
A friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana, I said "No, but I want a regular banana later, so Yeah."
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Do you believe everything you see on You Tube? Now I'm not saying the Prius doesn't go into neutral while moving, I would just like a more reputable source than some clown in a mask and sun glasses dropping f bomb every third word.Stilz wrote:The Prius DOES go into neutral while in motion... They did it in the video.pantera1 wrote:Didn't watch the vid, but I heard the Pius doesn't go into neutral when moving? Might have to research that a bit tonight.