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by radicalbyte 2807 days ago
My wife knows of two fatal car accidents caused by this. Don't adjust your seat whilst driving peeps, and make sure it clicked into position before you drive if you adjust it.
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sizzle 2807 days ago
Mind sharing what causes the accident, does a sliding seat cause the driver to yank the steering wheel and lose control?

Also, what about adjusting the steering wheel while driving? Sounds like a similar threat.

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cjbprime 2807 days ago
Wow, thanks for the info. If you happen to have links for them, I'd be curious to read more.
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kozak 2807 days ago
Inability to apply enough force to the brake pedal at the right moment.
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radicalbyte 2807 days ago
One of them was adjusting the seat whilst driving, it flew back and she swerved. The other one I understand was a seat which wasn't clicked in.
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