Tag: James Sikes
Runaway Toyota owner’s possible motive
Internet scoops legacy media again: Balloon boy seems to have come down to earth, and was well behind in the payments for the Prius he was driving. Via No Left Turns.
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Blogosphere, Obamalot.
Tags: Balloon Boy, James Sikes, Toyota Prius
Comments: 2
Put it in neutral, stupid
The key to solving these alleged runaway Toyotas with their supposedly stuck accelerator pedals, is to shift the transmission into neutral. Let the engine race, if it will, while the car slows down until you can pull over. Instead, this latest fellow reportedly told the 911 dispatcher he was afraid to do that ’cause the [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010 under Obamalot, Science/Engineering, Scribbles.
Tags: accelerator pedal, James Sikes, Toyota
Comments: 7
