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Check Your Floormats, Folks

Via Newsday:

For years before a bunched-up floor mat apparently caused a motorist to lose control of his gas pedal and careen into a storefront Hanukkah party in Woodmere, mat problems have been blamed for crashes across North America.

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  1. leeg Says:
    December 30th, 2008 at 4:39 am

    From the article:
    “If you can’t brake, in most situations, it’s best to put your car into neutral.”
    Really? Not into a low gear and use engine braking to come to a (long-awaited) standstill?

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