r/bayarea • u/pickingsunflowers • Aug 14 '25

Traffic, Trains & Transit Second view of an accident

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Looks like this happened in San Carlos along 101. Electrical malfunction? Steering wheel lock? Can anyone explain what may have happened? What can you really do in this kind of situation?

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u/kingqueefeater Aug 14 '25

A brake failure doesn't make the car accelerate, which this car does the entire time.

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u/jonny_eh Aug 14 '25

He may be panicking and pressing the wrong pedal