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You may not have heard about Chase Weir before but he garnered quite some attention in the big country down under where all the dangerous animals live.
Since pasting the rest would look like shit you'll just have to go and read it yourself on the source: http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/...atic-triple0-tape-released-20091215-kuk8.html. Basically he survived.
The follow-up from today:
What do the backseat drivers at FG say about this? I have severe doubts about Weirs driving capability, altough I suppose he could be the victim of a set of amazing circumstances. But I doubt it.
??Oh my God, oh my God, I?m going to die,?? the 22-year-old Melbourne man tells Sergeant Marnie Goldsmith, believing he was about to smash into oncoming traffic.
Mr Weir initially sounds afraid but calm as says, ??I can?t stop my car??.
He explains he is travelling at 100km/hr but when he applies the brakes can only slow the vehicle to 80km/hr.
Sergeant Goldsmith urges him not to panic but when her advice to pull into the emergency lane of the Eastern Freeway and turn off the engine fails, Mr Weir?s voice becomes increasingly anxious.
??Just listen Chase, it?s nothing to freak about, you?re on the freeway, it?s a long freeway,?? she says.
But as Mr Weir passes Burwood Highway he tells her Sergeant Goldsmith he is about to die.
??Holy shit, oh f---,?? he says.
??I just went on to the wrong side of the wrong ... the f----- traffic.??
Since pasting the rest would look like shit you'll just have to go and read it yourself on the source: http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/...atic-triple0-tape-released-20091215-kuk8.html. Basically he survived.
The follow-up from today:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...-a-known-problem/story-e6frg6nf-1225811468014Mr Weir insists he tried everything to bring his runaway car to heel. He related how he tried to "jump'' on the brakes, shift to neutral and kill the ignition. In the end, he stopped the car by scraping over the highway divide and yanking the hand brake.
"I guess criticism will come in any situation,'' he said yesterday. "In a plane crash everyone criticises the pilot. But I know I did everything I could.'' His account is supported by Victorian Police Sergeant Marnie Goldsmith, who took Mr Weir's panicked 000 call and talked him through the 100kmph saga. "He did an excellent job. Whatever we asked of him to do, he did,'' she said
Others though, aren't so sure. "Totally ridiculous,'' posted one Herald Sun reader. "Surely the handbrake should have been able to stop his vehicle sooner.'' "Why not rip it out of gear to neutral or turn the engine off,'' said another. "Sounds like rubbish to me, bang it into neutral and come gently to a stop'' said Mick of Walkerville. "I bet he didn't try to prod the accelerator,'' chimed Peter of Melbourne. Their scepticism was shared by the RACV's foremost car expert, chief vehicles engineer Michael Case.
Mr Weir said he tried to shift the 2002 Explorer into neutral but the car was frozen in gear. Mr Case said he could think of no mechanical explanation for this.
"I think it needs to be verified,'' he said. "He is claiming he couldn't physically move it to neutral. It sounds most unusual. I am not saying it didn't happen but it is very hard to see how it could have.''
"I have been in the industry a long time and we hear all sorts of things but I can confidently say, I have never heard of that happening before.''
What do the backseat drivers at FG say about this? I have severe doubts about Weirs driving capability, altough I suppose he could be the victim of a set of amazing circumstances. But I doubt it.
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