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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It appears the vehicle was an older model Subaru. The newer models with Eyesight now have pre collision braking. I wonder if that would have helped here? I’m not sure if it works if you’re accelerating? I encouraged my aging but still in good shape parents to get cars with pre-collision braking. I also bought it for us with a teen driver.[/quote]

Witness reports said they heard it accelerating really fast. I'm guessing the driver confused brake and accelerator pedal. Kind of like this incident in Rockville: http://www.rockvillenights.com/2018/02/kielbasa-factory-close-to-reopening.html

[b]Pre-collission braking probably would not have helped here, since the driver can override it by hitting the accelerator. Also by the time it detects the obstructino, it would be going fast enough that it's too late to slow down to stop it.[/b][/quote]

PP here.  Exactly.  Plus, bad/inadequate/incompetent drivers would falsely rely on such a mechanism, making the roads more dangerous than they already are. [/quote]

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