gas pedal


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According to details, the driver was parking his car in a nearby handicap space outside the gym when he stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes, causing him to accelerate out of control.
This meant that the gas pedal and the brake on feeding were engaged at the same time, and the result was that the gas pedal won.
According to local media, the driver accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the car to lurch forward through the retention wires of the building.
For example, MT is the time after the initiation of a foot lifting off of the gas pedal to the initiation of the 'brake' pedal depression.
The day Ann Murray accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, she knew she'd had a wake-up call she'd never forget.
Pretend there's an egg under the gas pedal and an open cup of coffee on the dash.
when she slammed it into drive she fell on top of the gas pedal," Costello told local television station WFXT-TV.
John Costello said that his 12-week-old puppy, Rosie, was so excited Sunday after going for a walk at Bolivar Pond in Canton that she jumped in his running car, hit the gear stick and shifted into drive, before falling onto the gas pedal and sending the car careening into the water.
Gonzalez said prosecutors were looking into the possibility of a mechanical failure that left the driver unable to release the gas pedal.
He eventually managed to escape by flooring the gas pedal, slamming into the other vehicle and speeding off.