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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 914683" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>We were told at the PCM that the cause of the accident was believed to be a rollaway. The car was parked at the top of a hill and the driver was in the back sorting while the helper up in front. The parking brake either failed, was not set, or was set and then de-activated.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the driver left the car idling in order to run the heater. Or perhaps the helper was getting into the car thru the <em>drivers</em> side, and while climbing in he somehow hit the park break lever with his knee and de-activated it.</p><p></p><p>The more I think about it, the more I question the idea that the driver failed to set the brake. Setting that brake is pretty much automatic; we do it without even <em>thinking</em> about it.</p><p></p><p>I am hoping the facts come out so that this can be a valuable learning experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 914683, member: 14668"] We were told at the PCM that the cause of the accident was believed to be a rollaway. The car was parked at the top of a hill and the driver was in the back sorting while the helper up in front. The parking brake either failed, was not set, or was set and then de-activated. Perhaps the driver left the car idling in order to run the heater. Or perhaps the helper was getting into the car thru the [I]drivers[/I] side, and while climbing in he somehow hit the park break lever with his knee and de-activated it. The more I think about it, the more I question the idea that the driver failed to set the brake. Setting that brake is pretty much automatic; we do it without even [I]thinking[/I] about it. I am hoping the facts come out so that this can be a valuable learning experience. [/QUOTE]
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