How CZroe really parks (BMW parking fail)

[Exterous]

Sounds like someone didn't understand how the parking assist actually worked in their car...

The incident occurred in the Target parking lot in Stuart, Fla. Jonathon Libratore, 27, told police he was attempting to park when the parking-assist function on his 2013 BMW malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to accelerate over the parking mound and collide with a parked car on the other side, according to the accident report.

BMW defended its driver-assistance equipment, saying it is designed to assist drivers with parallel parking and does not control the speed of the car.
“The system does not control the speed of the vehicle at any time,” BMW North America spokesman David Buchko told ABC News. “The driver controls the speed of the vehicle with the accelerator and the brake.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/parallel-parking-too-close-for-comfort/

 

[manimal]

operator error

 

[slugg]

Idiot.

 

[Meghan54]

Idiot.

Definitely, but not unexpected.

 

[JManInPhoenix]

Fail

 

[rudeguy]

[rant]

And this is the problem. People rely on their cars to do everything so they can fuck around with their cell phones or something else. You are still driving. I get scared when I see these cars advertise accident avoidance systems. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THAT YOU CAN'T WATCH THE ROAD? Until we have fully automated cars, these systems should be banned. DRIVE YOUR DAMN CAR, PUT YOUR CELL PHONE DOWN. Just drive your car, pay attention to what you are doing and you will be fine.

[/rant]

Please Darwin....help me!

 

[jlarsson]

Florida...

 

[exdeath]

[rant]

And this is the problem. People rely on their cars to do everything so they can fuck around with their cell phones or something else. You are still driving. I get scared when I see these cars advertise accident avoidance systems. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THAT YOU CAN'T WATCH THE ROAD? Until we have fully automated cars, these systems should be banned. DRIVE YOUR DAMN CAR, PUT YOUR CELL PHONE DOWN. Just drive your car, pay attention to what you are doing and you will be fine.

[/rant]

Please Darwin....help me!

/cosign

 

[exdeath]

This guy just wanted his name and "BMW" together in the news.

:awe:

 

[Anubis]

dont see why its so hard to just admit you hit the gas and not the break because you were not paying attention. sure it makes you look like an idiot, but less of an idiot then lying about what happened

 

[mmntech]

BMW driver? Check
Florida? Check.

 

[olds]

Idiot.

Idiot, BMW driver. Same difference.

 

[Blackjack200]

PEBSWAC

caps

 

[PricklyPete]

BMW driver? Check
Florida? Check.

Pretty much this.

 

[lozina]

This is the same kind of person who thinks cruise control = autopilot

 

[Printer Bandit]

self driving cars will run over babies and kittens.

 

[bas1c]

Parking is hard.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Parking is hard.

If you're an idiot.

 

[zinfamous]

[rant]

And this is the problem. People rely on their cars to do everything so they can fuck around with their cell phones or something else. You are still driving. I get scared when I see these cars advertise accident avoidance systems. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THAT YOU CAN'T WATCH THE ROAD? Until we have fully automated cars, these systems should be banned. DRIVE YOUR DAMN CAR, PUT YOUR CELL PHONE DOWN. Just drive your car, pay attention to what you are doing and you will be fine.

[/rant]

Please Darwin....help me!

while all this is true, the real cause of accidents and traffic problems is people, themselves. and especially when paying attention it's the choices that people make, thinking they are so smart, that cause problems.

The real solution to accidents and traffic is to remove all driver control, tbh.

 

[Kadarin]

From TFA:

Libratore’s infant son was also in the vehicle but was uninjured in the crash, according to the report. ABC News has been unable to reach him.

Why would ABC News be trying to reach his infant son?

 

[rudeguy]

From TFA:



Why would ABC News be trying to reach his infant son?

obviously trying to find someone intelligent to interview

 

[zinfamous]

dont see why its so hard to just admit you hit the gas and not the break because you were not paying attention. sure it makes you look like an idiot, but less of an idiot then lying about what happened

Most people's first response will be to shed blame, due to insurance.

Also, consider all the idiots that managed to shift the blame for their shit-driving over to Toyota, got millions of cars recalled on top of damages and $$$$$$$ from Toyota.

There is precedent for absolving oneself of their own ineptitude when these new cars start arriving with all this newfangled techogadgetry.

 

[Lean L]

Lmao... OP, you need to disown this member of the family. He tried to blame this on a feature that wasn't even in his car.

 

[DaTT]

LOL

“The car involved in this incident is not equipped with the optional BMW Park Assist feature which could not, therefore, have played a role,” BMW North America spokesman Dave Buchko told ABC News in an emailed statement.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

This is the same kind of person who thinks cruise control = autopilot

Ron Burgundy?