mrags Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Meatloaf63 said: The booths on the US side are for people entering from Canada aren’t they? There are multiple booths on the US side. There are booths where you pay the toll to cross on the outgoing traffic side. There are also booths in the incoming traffic side from Canada. 8 hours ago, EasternOHBillsFan said: Should have just waited and said "I don't know"... just a sad and frenetic situation. Yeah. Except I had inside information at the time of the incident 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 minute ago, mrags said: There are multiple booths on the US side. There are booths where you pay the toll to cross on the outgoing traffic side. There are also booths in the incoming traffic side from Canada. Gotcha, been a long time since I crossed that bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Just now, Meatloaf63 said: Gotcha, been a long time since I crossed that bridge. I know it pretty good. Based on the pics I saw it appeared to be in the US side heading into Canada. A few things I didn’t know is the car flew through the air several hundred feet. So at this point I don’t know where it took off from or where it landed. Etc. I just know the picks I saw didn’t appear to be the incoming lanes into the US. I also don’t think the car would have been able to get up to speed fast enough from the Canadian side of the bridge to the US side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 56 minutes ago, Meatloaf63 said: Gotcha, been a long time since I crossed that bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc11 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 12 hours ago, BullBuchanan said: That's called a guess, not a theory. Blah blah blah... Sorry professor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damj Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 7 hours ago, mrags said: I know it pretty good. Based on the pics I saw it appeared to be in the US side heading into Canada. A few things I didn’t know is the car flew through the air several hundred feet. So at this point I don’t know where it took off from or where it landed. Etc. I just know the picks I saw didn’t appear to be the incoming lanes into the US. I also don’t think the car would have been able to get up to speed fast enough from the Canadian side of the bridge to the US side. He never passed the inspection booths. He was in the wrong lane and approached the bridge from the US side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 13 hours ago, 1ManRaid said: Which, for the uninformed, has had a recall order for sticking accelerators. https://www.drive.com.au/news/2018-2021-bentley-continental-gt-and-flying-spur-recalled/ Wow, that is a simple potential explanation for the crazy acceleration and speed in a spot designed to make it difficult for people to rapidly navigate barriers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Actual footage of the jump prior to crash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 9 hours ago, mrags said: I know it pretty good. Based on the pics I saw it appeared to be in the US side heading into Canada. A few things I didn’t know is the car flew through the air several hundred feet. So at this point I don’t know where it took off from or where it landed. Etc. I just know the picks I saw didn’t appear to be the incoming lanes into the US. I also don’t think the car would have been able to get up to speed fast enough from the Canadian side of the bridge to the US side. 2 hours ago, damj said: He never passed the inspection booths. He was in the wrong lane and approached the bridge from the US side. He was never on the bridge or even intentionally approaching the checkpoint from either side, wrong way or not. The vehicle in question has a top speed of approximately 200mph, and gained speed with the stuck accelerator going up Main Street. It ramped off the median where Main turns off towards the bridge, cleared the fence, and landed in the secondary screening area where they search cars on the US intake side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 I can’t begin to imagine the panic that must have set in. This will be a Thanksgiving some families would like to forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) On 11/23/2023 at 9:03 AM, Nextmanup said: Actual footage of the jump prior to crash... DC Tom really needs to spend some time here. 🤨 You must have slept through the ethics and philosophy classes in your four years at 845 Kenmore Avenue. Edited November 24, 2023 by Ridgewaycynic2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, damj said: We have a contact that knows the family of the driver. Apparently the accelerator stuck and he went into the plaza at the end of the bridge, went airborne and the car exploded when it crashed This is a known issue. But unless something else went wrong applying the brakes should stopped the car. The brakes will override the accelerator (that was from multiple mechanics that specialize in all VW products esp Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini) Edited November 23, 2023 by Not at the table Karlos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Not at the table Karlos said: This is a known issue. But unless something else went wrong applying the brakes should stopped the car. The brakes will override the accelerator (that was from multiple mechanics that specialize in all VW products esp Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini) Throw it in neutral? Slam the brakes? I don’t know, hard to say when panic sets in if it wasn’t a medical condition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 58 minutes ago, Meatloaf63 said: Throw it in neutral? Slam the brakes? I don’t know, hard to say when panic sets in if it wasn’t a medical condition. That. And maybe there was someone driving that was like, no way I’m going to blow the motor in my $100-300 car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatloaf63 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 minute ago, mrags said: That. And maybe there was someone driving that was like, no way I’m going to blow the motor in my $100-300 car Had it happen on an old GTO I had in college, the bolt that held the gas pedal on the nut came off and it slid into the carpet, got up to 100 mph on a residential street, with only a couple hundred yards left. I kind of spazzed and stomped on the gas pedal about 10!times before it broke free🤦♂️in the moment I didn’t even think about sliding into neutral. Happens so quick not much time to think. My two passengers pretty much crapped their pants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) Police identify victims of fatal Rainbow Bridge crash | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com) Quote Niagara Falls police identified Grand Island residents Kurt P. Villani, 53, and his wife, 53-year-old Monica Villani, as the victims of Wednesday’s fatal crash at the Rainbow Bridge. Edited November 24, 2023 by Just Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Police identify victims of fatal Rainbow Bridge crash | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com) Found out today my Uncle was friends with them and had just spoken to the husband earlier that day. So crazy, absolutely heartbreaking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Striker Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 4:49 PM, WotAGuy said: This video is amazing. See car airborne at top. https://x.com/brandonlrichard/status/1727454524573405410?s=46&t=sXS-UYkq95IDnEr6IS9qSg It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 59 minutes ago, Ted Striker said: It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether. It's an entirely different kind of flying.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleezoid Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 13 minutes ago, Simon said: It's an entirely different kind of flying.... I'm afraid it's possible not everyone chimed in... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Panic sets in quick ... I had that happen to me on an 86 Thunderbird years ago. At first I was pressing down on the brake pedal as hard as I could with both feet, then I threw it in neutral and pulled over, I was on the highway. I thought it was going to blow the engine it was revving so high. I had it towed and it turned out to be a broken engine mount that caused the accelerator to stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleezoid Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 If you throw it in reverse, the engine stalls and car keeps rolling. Did it by accident once. I wasn't going that fast. Maybe 25-30 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 10:24 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: DC Tom really needs to spend some time here. 🤨 You must have slept through the ethics and philosophy classes in your four years at 845 Kenmore Avenue. What? Are you trying to make some sort of political statement here? I have idea what you are trying to say. BTW, we don't study ethics or philosophy at St. Joe's. I did in undergrad though! 😘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: What? Are you trying to make some sort of political statement here? I have idea what you are trying to say. I'd guess he's trying to say that mocking the sudden deaths of two people who have a friend actually posting in this thread is pretty freaking ignorant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 8 hours ago, Nextmanup said: What? Are you trying to make some sort of political statement here? I have idea what you are trying to say. BTW, we don't study ethics or philosophy at St. Joe's. I did in undergrad though! 😘 Political? Hell, no, you're just an a******. And you did have at least three years of religious education there, which should have instilled at least a basic sense of morality in you. 6 hours ago, Simon said: I'd guess he's trying to say that mocking the sudden deaths of two people who have a friend actually posting in this thread is pretty freaking ignorant. Thank you. Well stated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 10:56 PM, Since1981 said: You can usually tell a lot by the initial reaction of police agencies. They act different, you can hear it. They knew instantly it was a 500-600hp Bentley. Not your average car Not the FBI, apparently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 8:10 AM, BuffaloBill said: https://www.drive.com.au/news/2018-2021-bentley-continental-gt-and-flying-spur-recalled/ Wow, that is a simple potential explanation for the crazy acceleration and speed in a spot designed to make it difficult for people to rapidly navigate barriers. The car involved was a 2022. The recall ends with 2021 models and is right hand drive cars only. At least what i found on the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 1 hour ago, MarkyMannn said: The car involved was a 2022. The recall ends with 2021 models and is right hand drive cars only. At least what i found on the net Well… perhaps they need to expand the recall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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