[pefloresjr]

Tiger was driving between 84 and 87 mph when he crashed.

https://apple.news/A6l4tDHHiQ-aHCF1omsB84A

The speed limit was 45.

BC

Not sure this is quite correct. The car was going that fast when it hit the median, but that was after he mistakenly floored the accelerator instead of slamming on the brakes when he started to lose control.

I've never heard of anyone accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the brake in a car. This sounds like the type of thing you say to cover up the fact you accelerated when you shouldn't have, not when you meant to hit the brake but missed.

Not only does anyone who has ever driven a vehicle know where the pedals are in a car by foot position, they also know the brake and accelerator pedals are different shaped and feel different. Just not a credible statement to me.

You obviously haven't spent enough time a CHP accident reconstruction team.  Unfortunately, it happens all the time.  A person comes upon an unexpected obstacle or is suddenly losing control of the car and they slam on the accelerator instead of the brake.  It is most common in older drivers, but does happen with younger drivers too.  If he wasn't paying close attention to the road and how high his speed had reached and was entering a curve, he could have easily had his weight shifted and his panic reaction engaged enough to hit the wrong pedal.  Given the lack of braking or skid marks, that is one of the distinct possibilities.  Falling asleep at the wheel due to fatigue, alcohol, or narcotics is the other but there is some evidence that he was not impaired.  I don't know what happened in this case, but accidents like this do happen fairly often.  

Cheers,
Pete F.

[pefloresjr]

Tiger was driving between 84 and 87 mph when he crashed.

https://apple.news/A6l4tDHHiQ-aHCF1omsB84A

The speed limit was 45.

BC

Not sure this is quite correct. The car was going that fast when it hit the median, but that was after he mistakenly floored the accelerator instead of slamming on the brakes when he started to lose control.

I've never heard of anyone accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the brake in a car. This sounds like the type of thing you say to cover up the fact you accelerated when you shouldn't have, not when you meant to hit the brake but missed.

Not only does anyone who has ever driven a vehicle know where the pedals are in a car by foot position, they also know the brake and accelerator pedals are different shaped and feel different. Just not a credible statement to me.

You obviously haven't spent enough time a CHP accident reconstruction team.  Unfortunately, it happens all the time.  A person comes upon an unexpected obstacle or is suddenly losing control of the car and they slam on the accelerator instead of the brake.  It is most common in older drivers, but does happen with younger drivers too.  If he wasn't paying close attention to the road and how high his speed had reached and was entering a curve, he could have easily had his weight shifted and his panic reaction engaged enough to hit the wrong pedal.  Given the lack of braking or skid marks, that is one of the distinct possibilities.  Falling asleep at the wheel due to fatigue, alcohol, or narcotics is the other but there is some evidence that he was not impaired.  I don't know what happened in this case, but accidents like this do happen fairly often.  

Cheers,
Pete F.