Fuel dry. That's the bag. Soaks up fuel and oil which you then scoop up and put in the bucket for disposal

Thanks, Fuel Drier. One of the few straight answers received in this tread since the accident happened.

I met Vlad at GW. Vlad gave me my first Parliament cigarette. I'll never forget the day. He also took me to my first crazy party. My prayers go out to his family and friends. He will surely be missed. For the people with the obnoxious comments. Karma is a bitch.

The family ever say anything publicly about what happened or why?

VA drivers cant drive that is a known fact

Bill Schuster Wrote:
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> With all the traffic cameras around Fairfax
> County, you'd think the police would have video
> tape of what happened, if there was a truck that
> caused the accident, etc. It's time the
> investigating officer said something.

I know there are video cameras around this intersection and location.
You'd think they would be available to the public as our tax payer $$$
pay for them. I wonder if a FOIA request would do any good?????

FOIA doesn't do any good in for Fairfax County government.

Acceleration Case: Jury Finds Toyota Liable
Junko Yoshida
10/24/2013 09:00 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319897
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IRT, that has nothing to do with the vehicle in question in this threat.

Toyota Case: Single Bit Flip That Killed
Junko Yoshida
10/25/2013 03:35 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319903&;
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(Now to the source code of the others)
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Apparently IRT has an obsession with Toyota vehicles. IRT -- stop wasting your time and ours posting your worthless links here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vlad was a friend of mine. I'm sorry about the accident. It was
terrible. My condolences to his family. I'm also sorry I was out
of the U.S. and only learned of the funeral when it was too late.
I would like to know if anyone who reads this attended the funeral,
if a lot of his friends attended (I'm confident there were hundreds).
Also considering the extent of the damage, I'm sorry to ask this, but
was it a closed casket funeral? Let me know off forum by email if
possible. Thank you. (No stupid comments or opinions please. More
idiotic remarks to this threat aren't welcome.)

Rest in Peace dear Vladik.

Toyota Case: Vehicle Testing Confirms Fatal Flaws
10/31/2013 06:15 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319966&;
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Toyota Case: Inside Camry’s Electronic Control Module
10/30/2013 05:15 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319952&itc=eetimes_sitedefault
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Toyota Trial: Transcript Reveals 'Task X' Clues
10/29/2013 01:32 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319936&;
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Toyota's Killer Firmware: Bad Design & Its Consequences
10/28/2013 08:02 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319930&;
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Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences
October 28, 2013
http://www.edn.com/designlautomotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
(EDN article)
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Why Toyota’s Oklahoma Case Is Different
10/25/2013 05:35 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319910&;
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Toyota Case: Single Bit Flip That Killed
10/25/2013 03:35 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319903&;
(Note: “black box/EDR” statements at end of article)
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Acceleration Case: Jury Finds Toyota Liable
10/24/2013 09:00 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319897&;
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Oklahoma Jury to Deliberate Toyota Acceleration Case
10/24/2013 03:25 PM EDT
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319894
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IRT is messed up folks. Forgive him. Here's something
better than any of his Toyota posts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDYJ4SBxbiQ

Enjoy!

Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration lawsuit ends in landmark verdict
November 5, 2013
http://www.beasleyallen.com/news/toyota-sudden-unintended-acceleration-lawsuit-ends-in-landmark-verdict-2/
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Join Live Chat on Toyota Unintended Acceleration Wed. Nov. 6, 1PM ET
11/5/2013 12:46 PM EST
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319987&itc=eetimes_sitedefault
http://www.eetimes.com/messages.asp?piddl_msgthreadid=43358&piddl_msgid=274085&piddl_msgtocontent=yes
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Timeline: Toyota Faces More Battles in Liability War
11/4/2013 08:50 PM EST
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319985&itc=eetimes_sitedefault
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IRT -- Take it to a Toyota thread man. No one here cares about your
lame Toyota links.

I agree. Get lost IRT. Let's stick to the topic of the thread. Its
been 3 months now. Still no word on why this tragic accident occurred
from the Police.

Least we forget.....
Attachments:

I don't see how this guy avoided going through the windshield,
as damaged as car was.
Attachments:

Good idea. Let's not forget!

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Dearest Vladik the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to

I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend as good as you
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Won't you look down upon him, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand and have the courage to love him yet
You've just got to see me through another day without him
My heart is aching and my time without you is unbearable
And Jesus, I won't make it any other way

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend as good as you
But I always thought that I'd see you again

Been walking my mind to an easier time we were together Dearest Vladik
With our backs turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
There was always hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
Long gone now
Only sweet dreams now, of you and I
Now you are just pieces on the ground

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend as good as you
But I always thought that I'd see you, Dearest Vladik
One more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one more time again

--
Based on James Taylor's song

Unintended Acceleration in 328i
03-05-2014, 05:03 AM #1
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8189412
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Toyota Code Could Be Lethal
Written by Harry Fairhead
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
http://www.i-programmer.info/news/91-hardware/6995-toyota-code-could-be-lethal-.html
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Are We Shooting Ourselves in the Foot with Stack Overflow?
Stack Overflow Implicated in the Toyota Unintended Acceleration Lawsuit
Monday, February 17th, 2014 by Miro Samek
http://embeddedgurus.com/state-space/2014/02/are-we-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot-with-stack-overflow/
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Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences
Michael Dunn - October 28, 2013
http://www.edn.com/designlautomotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
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Toyota Case Expert-Witness to Speak at EE Live!
Karen Field 1/26/2014 00:00 AM EST
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1320759
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Unintended acceleration BMW 530XI
04-14-2014, 11:35 PM
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?s=3204bfed8133e1a2e23090930a635580&p=8277950#post8277950
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Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences
Michael Dunn - October 28, 2013
http://www.edn.com/designlautomotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
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was never shown to be true

asian gas pedals were very close to breaks and i had one co-worker who worked for toyota damage my stuff by hitting the wrong petal

it was never shown to be a mechanical defect

a design defect maybe. not one that could be recalled.

as far as anyone can say without lying about it.

i'm preeeety sure it was U.L listed

audi was well known for a confirmed petal problem years and years ago

the germans? they have like 25 computer processors in the car networked by 5 different kinds of computer networks

sounds easy? i wouldn't call germans sloppy engineers and wouldn't guess it's not ambulance chasers trying to get rich

but you know. technology is getting pretty over anyone's head to make a call on

steady and sure simple elegant coherent doesn't seem to be in anybody's vocab anymore

Sudden Acceleration, Spaghetti
Software and Trauma at the
Kitchen Sink
http://blog.copernicustechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Uncommanded-Acceleration-article.pdf
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Video: Michael Barr Speaks of Software That Kills
http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1322110
(with 6:08 min video)
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EE LIVE!
KILLER APPS
Embedded Software’s
Greatest Hit Jobs
http://www.barrgroup.com/files/killer_apps_barr_keynote_eelive_2014.pdf
(47 vugraphs)
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Q & A on Automotive Test: Verify & Share Results
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1322205&;
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Unintended acceleration
08-25-2014, 01:05 PM #1
https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8548366
(2013 BMW 328i)
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RIP Vlad (((

CKVjH Wrote:
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> audi was well known for a confirmed petal problem
> years and years ago
>
> the germans? they have like 25 computer
> processors in the car networked by 5 different
> kinds of computer networks
>
> sounds easy? i wouldn't call germans sloppy
> engineers and wouldn't guess it's not ambulance
> chasers trying to get rich
>
> but you know. technology is getting pretty over
> anyone's head to make a call on
>
> steady and sure simple elegant coherent doesn't
> seem to be in anybody's vocab anymore

Yep, I miss the simple old cable going straight to the throttle body. No lag, no accidental accelerations.

A Case Study of Toyota Unintended Acceleration and Software Safety
Oct 3, 2014: updated with video of the lecture
http://betterembsw.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-case-study-of-toyota-unintended.html
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Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences
Michael Dunn - October 28, 2013
http://www.edn.com/designlautomotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
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Toyota’s journey from Waterfall to Lean software development
Posted on March 16, 2010 by Henrik Kniberg
http://blog.crisp.se/2010/03/16/henrikkniberg/1268757660000
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U.S. considers vehicle electronics rules
David Shepardson, The Detroit News
11:14 a.m. EDT October 6, 2014
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2014/10/06/us-considers-vehicle-electronics-rules/16803473/
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Engine revs when placing in Drive and brake is pressed.
11-02-2014, 11:56 AM #1
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806269
(BMW 330xi 2001 55,000 miles)
(see post #6 as well: BMW 2004 325xi)
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BMW X5 2008 Unintended acceleration
01-27-2015, 05:52 PM #1
Edmonton - Canada
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8863325#post8863325
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Sudden unintended acceleration
07-29-2012, 03:42 PM #1
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=636052
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=636052&page=2
(Post #1 2007 BMW X3 Canada – page 1 07-29-2012, 03:42 PM)
(Post #27 2006 BMW X5 Alabama – page 2 11-07-2014, 01:06 PM)
(Post #39 2005 BMW X3 Ontario, Canada – page 2 01-29-2015, 01:48 PM)
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How the fuck does this even happen? Some russian dude somehow hit a building head on. Immigrants can't drive for shit.

WHEN CARS DECIDE TO KILL – It’s Happening Now
TORONTO, CANADA April 15, 2015
http://www.glitchwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Press-Release-Announcing-When-Cars-Decide-to-Kill-2015-04-15.pdf
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When Cars Decide to Kill: 100 Pages
That Just Might Save Your Life Paperback
– March 21, 2015
by Patricia Herdman (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/When-Cars-Decide-Kill-Pages/dp/099187014X
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When Cars Decide To Kill: Patricia Herdman | Tea At
Taxevity #102
Taxevity Insurance Advisory
Published on Jul 8, 2015
https://youtu.be/R_OWeDPj3XY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_OWeDPj3XY&feature=youtu.be
(18:34 min video interview)
===============================
The Night Side
Interview with Patricia Herdman
We talk to Patricia Herdman, Software Testing Expert,
and author of “When Cars Decide To Kill” about horror
stories with cars.
(April 17, 2015)
https://soundcloud.com/the-night-side-on-1010/interview-with-patricia-herdman
(15:12 min audio interview)
===============================

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF REAPPEARANCE FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENTS
Presenter: Sungji Park
Forensic Engineering, National Forensic Service, Seoul, Korea (South)
SESSIONS
Oral Presentation 05
10/15/2014 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
https://guidebook.com/guide/25839/poi/2259872/
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Simulation of Sudden Acceleration
in a Torque-Based Electronic Throttle Controller
by Ronald A. Belt
Plymouth, MN 55447
30 January 2015
http://www.autosafety.org/sites/default/files/imce_staff_uploads/Simulation%20of%20Sudden%20Acceleration%20in%20a%20Torque-Based%20Electronic%20Throttle%20Controller.pdf
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(excerpt - page 9 of 25):
IV. Experimental Evidence for Sudden Acceleration
Caused by Low Battery Voltage
Experimental evidence that supports the author’s theory of sudden acceleration has been obtained recently by a research team at the National Forensic Service in Seoul, Korea. This organization is the Korean government’s official automobile accident investigation team in Korea, and it has been looking into the cause of the epidemic of sudden acceleration incidents in Korea for the last several years. Their results show that the electronically operated throttle valve in a late model car with electronic throttle can be made to open to the maximum opening position by voltage fluctuations of 14 to 7 volts on the battery supply line without pressing on the accelerator pedal. Their results were described in an oral presentation given at the World Forensic Festival 2014 meeting in Seoul, Korea on October 12-18, 2014. An abstract of their presentation appears in the published abstract book for the meeting.
7 This abstract is reproduced in its entirety in Figure 5 below. A paper describing their complete findings has been submitted to an international journal and will be published soon after going through the peer review process.
=================================================

Electrical engineer seeks gov't probe of
Lexus acceleration
By TOM KRISHER
Jul. 13, 2015 4:27 PM EDT
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4636d32a5d4340af9612be9804934111/electrical-engineer-seeks-govt-probe-lexus-acceleration
(2009 Lexus ES350)
=======================
2009 LEXUS ES350 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2009/lexus/es350/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx
=======================
Executive Profile*
Gopal Raghavan Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Inphi Corporation
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=2339095&ticker=IPHI
=======================

BMW 335i X Drive Unintended Acceleration
08-10-2015, 06:15 AM #1
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9227096
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Sudden Acceleration
08-14-2015, 02:40 AM #1
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9234121
(2006 BMW X3)
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2006 BMW X3 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2006/bmw/x3/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx
http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2006/bmw/x3/10290337.aspx
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Kitty litter to absorb the fluids leaking from the engine. The 5 gallon bucket usually is a trash can the dump parts into

UA (Unintended Acceleration) on my BMW
08-17-2015, 06:39 AM #1
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9239417
(BMW 335i)
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Car crashes onto patio of Big Fish Restaurant in
Miami
Pedal got stuck, causing crash, driver says
Author: Dawn Brooks, Online Editor, Producer
Published On: Nov 04 2015 09:53:31 PM EST
Updated On: Nov 04 2015 11:30:05 PM EST
http://www.local10.com/news/car-crashes-onto-patio-of-big-fish-restaurant-in-miami/36267676
(with 1:45 min video segment) (BMW)
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Car Crashes Through Miami Restaurant Patio, Lands On Its Side
November 4, 2015 10:41 PM
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/11/04/car-crash-through-miami-restaurant-patio-lands-on-its-side/
(BMW)
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Driver Crashes Into Patio at Big Fish Restaurant in Miami
Published at 9:39 PM EST on Nov 4, 2015
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Driver-Crashes-Into-Patio-at-Big-Fish-Restaurant-in-Miami-340534442.html
(with 1:31 min video segment) (BMW)
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Surveillance video shows crash that
sends car into restaurant patio
Posted: Nov 06, 2015 1:03 AM EST
Updated: Nov 06, 2015 1:03 AM EST
http://www.wsvn.com/story/30452039/surveillance-video-shows-crash-that-sends-car-into-restaurant-patio
(with 2:19 min video segment) (BMW)
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Video shows driver crash into Big Fish Restaurant in
Miami
Published On: Nov 05 2015 12:27:03 PM EST
Updated On: Nov 05 2015 01:00:58 PM EST
http://www.local10.com/news/video-shows-driver-crash-into-big-fish-restaurant-in-miami/36278704
(2:04 min video segment) (BMW)
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BMW apologizes for multiple vehicle fires
BMW Korea Apologizes After Spate of Vehicle Fires
11-11-2015, 01:24 PM (with 0:46 sec video segment)
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9380708
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I saw on the news the other day that someone else crashed into this same store, but lived. What's up with that?