Police say the car was unattended when it rolled downhill through a house south of Adelaide, before exiting out the other side, off the balcony, and landing in the front yard.
Why didn’t the transmission lock stop it? You shouldn’t need a hand brake for your car not to roll. There’s a transmission and an entire big-ass engine to stop free movement. Did they forget to put it in park too?
It was four wheel drive, so it may have been a manual transmission for off-roading, which would be fairly common in those parts. The fact that it was brand new suggests the possibility that they didn’t realize a manual can roll on a steep incline if the handbrake isn’t engaged (of course it could also have simply been left in neutral, regardless of the transmission type).
Why didn’t the transmission lock stop it? You shouldn’t need a hand brake for your car not to roll. There’s a transmission and an entire big-ass engine to stop free movement. Did they forget to put it in park too?
It was four wheel drive, so it may have been a manual transmission for off-roading, which would be fairly common in those parts. The fact that it was brand new suggests the possibility that they didn’t realize a manual can roll on a steep incline if the handbrake isn’t engaged (of course it could also have simply been left in neutral, regardless of the transmission type).