Mercedes crashes into Sg river

[Angcheek]

  On 1/26/2016 at 2:30 AM, Mockngbrd said:

RIP      

 

i actually drove past Valley point the afternoon before the accident happened. i remember because i was at a traffic light and i turned my head intentionally just to look at the building's name, stared inside to see the shops and thought it looked like a boring shopping center.... hours later go home see this thread created....

 

 

....... please dont look at me next time ......... NEVER pls 

  On 1/26/2016 at 3:07 AM, Metalslug2 said:

from the video, I am guessing..... the car flew over the bushes and mirror, landed and hit the railing before going into the canal

 

like those in Fast & Furious ?

[Angcheek]

  On 1/26/2016 at 3:52 AM, RadX said:

yes, it should be and not heel on floor.  But whole leg extending from the knee

 

hmmm thats not what i was taught ..... my heel is always on the flr  

[RadX]

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:30 AM, Angcheek said:

hmmm thats not what i was taught ..... my heel is always on the flr  

 

 

ok maybe i was referring to the manual days when depressing clutch.

 

For our car, ie, yours and mine, the pedals quite nicely spaced apart and not much of an issue. 

[Angcheek]

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:12 AM, Roadrunner2029 said:

Won't stop. Also don't think got time to open window and throw.

 

hahaha not for this case pe sa... Just in case there is a run away car situation 

[Dankoo]

Interestingly, it seems this car not installed with in-car cam...one of the few that do not have it?

[Mockngbrd]

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:36 AM, Dankoo said:

Interestingly, it seems this car not installed with in-car cam...one of the few that do not have it?

even if hav, i don't think they will release the vid

[Sp4wn]

  On 1/26/2016 at 5:35 AM, Aero39 said:

My guess,wife come out and up ramp slowiy and carefull,car reach ramp slow and could not roll over hump,step on gas maybe abit too much and no power,than step again harder!!!For those who have driven the E200 or esp the more powerfull E250,the surge from the sudden explosive power from the supercharge/turbo engine is quite powerfull.Maybe that sudden rush of power send the car propelling out of the carpark straight onto the river leaving her no time to react.RIP,my condolence to Mr Poon.

 

if you are at the hump already and you gas it, the car wont go flying. you need some distance of acceleration in order to use the hump as a springboard.

 

even then, e250 is not exactly a light car, or a powerful car to begin with. there is literally no room to accelerate and jump so high over the bushes without gathering enough speed. (and yes i know this carpark very well, when i am lazy, i will drive into this building, drop off my wife at ntuc, wait at the back till she is done, and then pick her up again).

 

regardless, it is quite fortunate there are not many people exercising at that time. i normally run around the canal on the opposite side (that leads towards alexandra area). if this happened in the afternoon, might have been more fatalities. 

 

either way, RIP.

[Angcheek]

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:32 AM, RadX said:

ok maybe i was referring to the manual days when depressing clutch.

 

For our car, ie, yours and mine, the pedals quite nicely spaced apart and not much of an issue.

Well the book does said whole foot off flr . I tried that b4 ... cant control the petal at all.... its stupid actually haha .

[RadX]

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:59 AM, Angcheek said:

Well the book does said whole foot off flr . I tried that b4 ... cant control the petal at all.... its stupid actually haha .

 

 

weak leg spotted...must be another bloody ahpek....kekekekke

[Angcheek]

  On 1/26/2016 at 7:00 AM, RadX said:

weak leg spotted...must be another bloody ahpek....kekekekke

Drive that way ... ur leg wont cramp meh hahha nbz not referring to ur mid leg of course .

[Ender]

Some people when they are in panic mode, their reaction is to floor the gas pedal, and will carry on stepping on it when hitting an obstacle. 

Edited January 26, 2016 by Ender

[Nolicense]

  On 1/26/2016 at 7:10 AM, Ender said:

Some people when they are in panic mode, their reaction is to floor the gas pedal, and will carry on stepping on it when hitting an obstacle. 

oh sh it..

that's brutal...

that may have happened but the news say got no grass or bush ripped up in the Mercedes case. is that even possible?

[mersaylee]

After I installed the sport pedals on my previous ride I didn't dare to floor the pedal, was apprehensive about the sharp screws that came with...would get stuck by the floor board.

[Caravan]

Why people keep saying can drive lorry? Class 3 can drive 10 feet lorry already. Unless talking about class 4 or 5.

While the E250 may not be as fast as a GTR, it's still about 7 seconds century sprint. Faster than most cars on the road.

[Sunny]

  On 1/26/2016 at 8:28 AM, mersaylee said:

mersaylee, on 26 Jan 2016 - 4:28 PM, said:

After I installed the sport pedals on my previous ride I didn't dare to floor the pedal, was apprehensive about the sharp screws that came with...would get stuck by the floor board.

 

better take them out...

  On 1/26/2016 at 7:00 AM, RadX said:

RadX, on 26 Jan 2016 - 3:00 PM, said:

weak leg spotted...must be another bloody ahpek....kekekekke

 

maybe lust nite he had "hearty chicken meal" lolx :x

[Count-Bracula]

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:30 AM, Angcheek said:

hmmm thats not what i was taught ..... my heel is always on the flr

Now that you all mention, I cannot remember if I heel to floor or lift up foot?

 

Have to check this weekend.

 

I think heel to floor is safer, do like a V and switch.

  On 1/26/2016 at 6:45 AM, Roadrunner2029 said:

Your best bet is to engage N and step on brake. Unless brake malfunction then engine brake, lower gear and slow down to a stop. If both brake and throttle are malfunctioning then maybe engine cut but car will be free rolling. Crash into sand or grass ?

Brush against bushes, shrubs or kerb to slow down?

[Roh96]

As I read the responses here, I start to think that it is probably safer to drive a manual car. It takes the coordination of 2 legs and 1 hand to shift the gear in order to launch the car forward. Very safe.

 

And u probably realize also that we hardly hear lorry drivers step wrong pedal and launch the vehicle accidentally.

 

Edited January 26, 2016 by Roh96

[Blueray]

  On 1/26/2016 at 8:47 AM, Roh96 said:

As I read the responses here, I start to think that it is probably safer to drive a manual car. It takes the coordination of 2 legs and 1 hand to shift the gear in order to launch the car forward. Very safe.

 

true, but not many cars sold here come with manual variants these days already ...