I had the throttle stick on my car once. I immediately turned the ignition off. I was a teenager at the time (and my car was a POS).
The brakes are much stronger than the engine (proof: you can brake in a much shorter distance than you can accelerate).
On my current car, I have inadvertently hit the edge of the gas pedal while I stepped on the brake a couple times, as those pedals are too close together and I have wide feet. My reaction was to instantly move my foot.
A number of those "surging" incidents are suspected of being the driver had their foot on the gas rather than the brake.
Glad to hear you're all right after the crash. I nearly died in a car crash.
Sorry to hear about your dad. It must be very frustrating to not know the cause. I thought all GA accidents were officially investigated.
My car has a pushbutton "ignition switch" and i have not tried pushing it while travelling; however, my lexus also has floormat retention to stop the floormat from going onto the gas pedal. It wasn't "accidental" - there was a recall. The toyotas and lexus affected don't have a floating accelerator pedal, where it hangs from above and there's space underneath. The gas pedal is hinged on the floor, and swings free at the top. So you could shove something forward and it will push the gas pedal down.
If memory serves there was an instance in southern california where the driver called 911 or some other recorded line (they died); but it may have just been a witness statement i remember.
The brakes are much stronger than the engine (proof: you can brake in a much shorter distance than you can accelerate).
On my current car, I have inadvertently hit the edge of the gas pedal while I stepped on the brake a couple times, as those pedals are too close together and I have wide feet. My reaction was to instantly move my foot.
A number of those "surging" incidents are suspected of being the driver had their foot on the gas rather than the brake.
Glad to hear you're all right after the crash. I nearly died in a car crash.
Sorry to hear about your dad. It must be very frustrating to not know the cause. I thought all GA accidents were officially investigated.