Nagsarili? Montero Sports Slams Other Vehicles in Parking Area
The heated debate whether it is a human or technical error involving a Montero Sport that slammed other vehicles in an unidentified parking area is getting the attention of many car drivers and car enthusiasts.
In a video posted by Top Gear Philippines, a Montero Sport (a popular model from Mitsubishi Motors), is seen hitting other parked vehicles front and rear in just seconds.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENEDHere is the complete sequence of events in that Mitsubishi Montero Sport incident. See for yourself. Two things immediately jump out:1. They were having serious difficulty parking the vehicle into the slot they were targeting, so much so that it necessitated a change of drivers; and2. The brake lights were PERFECTLY FINE. How come they stopped functioning all of a sudden when the second driver took the wheel?Another question: How come ABS-CBN didn’t show the early part of the video? Just asking.
Posted by TOP GEAR PHILIPPINES on Thursday, November 26, 2015
Many who did not analyze the video will certainly blame the driver, but this writer’s opinion and analysis is as follows.
- Driver 2 is certainly better and more experienced than Driver 1 that’s why there was a replacement.
- Brake lights were functioning before the driver was replaced.
- It is not clear if the SUV has a manual or automatic transmission, but the shifting from rear gear to front gear is very sudden. It is almost impossible for any driver to do it manually.
- Brake lights failed after the vehicle slammed.
As an experienced driver for 26 years, I can tell based on the video that the car has a technical problem.
To those who said that the driver is inexperienced or incompetent, I tend to disagree. Montero Sports costs around P1.3M, and people who have this amount are actually above middle class level. Most people in this class learned driving at an early age. The driver who slammed the car I guess was more than 35 years old.
Mitsubishi Motors has received complaint before related to this incident.
According to a report posted in businessworldonline.com, A House of Representatives committee has already filed a resolution instructing the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to address consumer reports concerning the alleged defect of this popular vehicle model.
/June Estanislao/
