You can’t fix stupid.

Following up on the earlier post regarding Toyota, is this story about the man in California who panicked while driving his Prius.

Sikes called 911 from the freeway on Monday and reported that his gas pedal was stuck. In two calls that spanned 23 minutes, a dispatcher repeatedly told him to throw the car into neutral and turn it off. Sikes later said he had put down the phone to keep both hands on the wheel and was afraid the car would flip if he put it in neutral at such high speed. 

Yes, a car will flip if you suddenly yank the steering wheel to one side but I where did he get the idea the car would flip if you put it in neutral?!?!

“It does not appear to be feasibly possible, both electronically and mechanically that his gas pedal was stuck to the floor and he was slamming on the brake at the same time,” according to the memo. The memo did say that investigators found the front brake pads were spent. “Visually checking the brake pads and rotor it was clearly visible that there was nothing left,” it said. But the wear was not consistent with the brakes being applied at full force for a long period, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing three people familiar with the probe, whom it did not name. The newspaper said the brakes may have been applied intermittently.

You know if you don’t maintain a car bad things happen and again, Toyota can’t recall all the bad drivers in the world or people who panic and don’t know what to do when there is a problem with a car. Maybe Toyota should include a new book in all it’s cars... Driving for Dummies.