Thread: Close call

Brown underpants moment. So you managed to turn the key to the off position with the knee?

Scott

A lot more common than you think.
Not just with Land Rover either.

Glad to hear you are ok.

Originally Posted by LRD414

Brown underpants moment. So you managed to turn the key to the off position with the knee?

Scott

Yep, or more accurately I think my knee caught the hanging bunch of keys and pulled down on it at just the right angle to turn the key to off position.

And yes underpants were at serious risk for a moment.

Was able to give my 15 year old son with me a good Lesson about staying calm and keeping your wits about you. Gave home the old pilots mantra.

Aviate, navigate, communicate.

In other words in a crisi stay on the controls, figure out where you are and where you need to go and then do your panicking and maydaying after that.

Originally Posted by sniegy

A lot more common than you think.
Not just with Land Rover either.

Glad to hear you are ok.

Yes, never happened to me before, but I don't think it was a Land Rover problem specifically I'm sure it could happen in any car given the right circumstances.

I always only have car key and no more than 1 1house key on a keyring.
Have seen many ignitions flogged out having to be replaced by a bloody great wad of jangling keys.
Expensive exercise for no reason.

Cheers

There's nothing like a 50 cent, 5 cent moment while in traffic 😂

Originally Posted by AnD3rew

...I have my key on a big bunch with a lot other keys and tags and stuff and I bumped my knee against them and all,of a sudden no lights, no engine, no power steering in the dark 110kph surrounded by traffic and trucks...

I believe this is the basis of the strife GM got into in the US.

I had a similar thing happen with a car that had its ignition in the centre console. No names, but think tri-star. My lunch box slipped off the seat as I took off and killed the spark!

I can also remember responding to a MVA. Driver had an old Diahutsu Scat, with a worn ignition switch. The key vibrated out of the switch, but it was worn enough that the ignition remained live. Oh, and the steering lock wasn't as worn, so it did lock.

Happened so quick he ended up having a very low speed roll as the Scat mounted the bank on the side of the road and fell on its side.

When we got there he could see the funny side. And, being a Scat, we rolled it back on its wheels and he drove off...

The Daihatsu Scat - that brings back memories. I had the Toyota version - the Blizzard. Quite unstoppable actually.

Cheers
Lucas