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  2. Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

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    One of those vehicles, a 2009 ES 350, was given as a loaner car to California Highway Patrol officer Mark Saylor on August 28, 2009. Saylor and his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law were driving on State Route 125 in San Diego, California, when their car accelerated out of control and crashed into an embankment, killing everyone in the car ...

  3. Stall (engine) - Wikipedia

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    Stalling also happens when the driver forgets to depress the clutch and/or change to neutral while coming to a stop. [3] Stalling can be dangerous, especially in heavy traffic. [1] A car fitted with an automatic transmission could also have its engine stalled when the vehicle is travelling in the opposite direction to the selected gear. [4]

  4. Staged crash - Wikipedia

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    The "Swoop and Squat" scheme involves two cars: one, the "swooper", swoops in front of the victim car and stops suddenly, causing a rear-end collision, while the other, the "squatter", drives beside the victim to prevent them from changing lanes to avoid rear-ending the car.

  5. Nissan persuades US court to decertify brake defect class actions

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    Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars and SUVs with defective automatic emergency braking systems that ...

  6. Tesla owner says car's 'self-driving' tech failed to detect ...

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    A Tesla car in Full-Self Driving mode appeared to fail to detect a moving train and stop on its own, ahead of a chaotic accident caught on video. Tesla owner says car's 'self-driving' tech failed ...

  7. A 49-year-old Port Orchard man was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of stealing the car of a woman who stopped to help him after a crash on Bainbridge Island.

  8. Tailgating - Wikipedia

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    Tailgating is the action of a driver driving behind another vehicle while not leaving sufficient distance to stop without causing a collision if the vehicle in front stops suddenly. [ 1 ] The safe distance for following another vehicle varies depending on various factors including vehicle speed, weather, visibility and other road conditions.

  9. Clutch control - Wikipedia

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    While inefficient, most drivers routinely use this technique effectively when driving in reverse (as fully engaging the reverse gear results in velocity too great for the short distance traveled) or in stop-and-go traffic (as it is easier to control the throttle and acceleration at very slow speeds).