Well said. Applying the brake will stop the car even with a stuck floormat. So many people don't realize how hard it is for a car to overpower its brakes.

In a small chance, it is possible. I am going by the number one cause of unintended acceleration according to NHTSA in relation to the Toyota cases and that is "pedal misapplication."

This still puts too much blame on the car as the problem. If someone is too panicked/stupid and can't hit the brakes, they are in no way going to hit a button on the dash. Pedal operation is at least instinctive after so many years of us driving (even if it is sometimes the wrong one), slamming a button on the dash is…

I think this only furthers cars as disposable devices. Right now you can find all kinds of ten and twenty year old cars on the used market that are perfectly usable because their entertainment systems use technology that is representative of a couple decades.

The TMZ article says the car is totaled. I know they are in no way an authority on anything automotive but the car is way too valuable and the damage seems pretty repairable.

No, and it is highly unlikely someone would engineer their own just for this stupid stunt.

That is just a sidestand which does not lift the bike. The tire is still making full contact.

I was just thinking about that, and yes there are more with water than without around the Pacific Northwest. Some sloshing around halfway full.

Remember RX-8 taillights that so commonly were seen with water sloshing around in them?

That's right, just keep making me feel better about my Miata purchase.

I saw one of those driving around here in Seattle. My heart raced and I called everyone I could think of to tell them about it. Nobody cared...

The answer is Miata, my friend. My 2011 still looks old school with buttons and big climate control knobs.

Now that is one classy girl. The car is a 2005-2009 Mustang, by the way.

I love it in GT5, but mine is typically fighting oversteer rather than rail running.

As a proud 2011 Miata owner, the car is nearly perfect. I owe many thanks to Mazda for getting the driving feel right which so many other manufacturers miss.

I wonder if they are part of the reason I enjoy going supercar spotting in Bellevue and Redmond so much.

Motorcycles do not get that great of fuel mileage when you consider the weight they move and displacement of most bikes. The other costs offset fuel savings such as tires that wear out quickly and fluids being changed more often.

I am truly amazed that these things are as safe as they are considering how compact everything is. Brilliant engineering has saved the lives of many drivers over the years. I look at a Formula 1 car and can barely comprehend how there is enough impact absorption to save a life at such speeds.

I'm seriously wanting to sign up for proformance racing school's one day class with my Miata at Pacific Raceways. Anyone here have experience with their school and the track? This seems to be the closest and most affordable instruction around.

My first real automotive love that I had wanted as a child first seeing it in Back to the Future. For years I was obsessed and growing up everyone said I would never have it. It only made me work harder. It has been years of headache and pleasure but I would do it all the same. There are better cars, but nothing else…