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Saffy:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/green-tech/advanced-cars/1-million-prize-for-anyone-to-prove-cause-of-toyotas-runaway-cars-?


--- Quote ---Trying to shed more light on the cause of sudden acceleration, Edmunds.com (which "lists new car prices, used car prices, car comparisons, car buying advice, car ratings, car values, auto leasing") is offering $1 million to anyone who, under controlled conditions, can "re-create unintended acceleration in a car and then solve that problem and prove the whole thing" to the company, its CEO announced yesterday. The LA Times reports that the competition will begin next month after the details are worked out.
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right lads - lets get to it

Disco Matt:
I can actually see Top Gear having a go at this. Although I suspect the excuse to trash a Pious or two would play a part in it!  :lol:

I reckon it may be carpet-related, I know I've driven cars where the mat has shifted and catches when you release the clutch, which is downright disturbing until you work out what's going on. You're not used to feeling the carpet come up a bit when you release the clutch...

muddyjames:
when I was a postie and we had the escort vans, with getting in and out every few seconds, the carpet mat slipped and caught the accelerator occasionally. Was quiet wierd but the first thing I did was dip the clutch. That will stop any car running away surely at any revs?

Disco Matt:
I think most of the cases have been with automatics. I'm puzzled why they couldn't select neutral or lock the box down though - surely locking it down to first and then grinding along a barrier (or down a verge) would bring you to a fairly controlled stop, even if you can't select neutral while moving?

I get the distinct impression that the media, as usual, have picked up on the people who panicked rather than those who said "Yeah, it was a bit scary but I just put it in neutral, rolled to a stop, and switched off".

Little-Green-Machine:
i had a speedo cable get caught under the throttle on a kawasaki mule, bit scary as there auto haha , could it be something that simple?

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