Sabi ng dati kong boss di daw totoo yang sudden acceleration na yan, pero bakit montero lang lagi ang involved?
di totoo paps. pero may design flaw ang Montero. wel not really flaw. iba lang siya sa nakasanayan ng mga driver.
yung gas pedal ng Montero mag kasing height nung brake pedal. (as compared sa ibang kotse na ang gas pedal eh mas mababa kesa sa brake). dagdag pa dito, pwede ka magshift from park to drive sa Montero without stepping on the brake (automatic transmission; usually sa AT dapat step on brakes muna bago ka makapagswitch to drive. sa Montero, pwede mong ikambyo without stepping on the brakes)
so sa isang old school driver na hindi alam tong mga lacking safety features na ito, he might've stepped on the GAS pedal thinking it was the brake pedal, making the car rev up, and then switched to Drive hence the sudden jerk or acceleration. it checks out kasi with the description of the drivers na "biktima" ng "SUA" eh. (e.g. bumibirit daw yung kotse kahit naka tapak ka na ng sagad sa "brakes". ibig sabihin GAS yung naisasagad niyang pedal kaya bumibirit.)