What really makes me wonder about this whole thing is the interviews and reports of the people who have been in the accidents.
In the only two cases I heard on the news this morning, BOTH people used a cell phone to call either 911 or a family member as the incident was happening. What the heck are these people thinking? How is calling someone going to help the situation, the last thing you need to do is distract yourself while behind the wheel of a run away car.
One incident the lady said she drove 100 mph for over 6 miles, while talking on the phone with her husband! Uhh, hello!? Why don't you hang up and DRIVE the car. She said she thought she was going to die (probably kill someone else too), didn't think her husband could help, but she just wanted to hear his voice. WTF PEOPLE!? This is just ignorant. And has it never occurred to these people that there are several things you can do in a run away car, like use the E-brake, down shift (even in an auto), shift to neutral, or perhaps SHUT OFF THE DAMN CAR!
