In San Francisco I believe you can be given a ticket for parking without having your wheels pointed the correct way (in relation to the curb) to stop the car being a runaway in the event of hand brake failure.
Last time I was there the majority of cars weren't Mini's.
Modern cars get more and more complicated and yet it seems people are less likely to read the manual thoroughly - personally I couldn't wait to get my hands on the manual and had it before I took delivery of my first Mini.............then again I'm a technical kind of guy..
It's in the manual,
It's in the highway code (at least here in the UK),
Any driving instructor worth their salt would advise on parking "in gear" when driving a manual vehicle,
It's common sense....
Really sorry that you've had this problem, hope the damage is not bad and you are back on the road really soon.
Your 'through the courts" approach on this one won't actually get you very far - safe control of the vehicle is not BMW's responsibility.
Cheers, Geoff. |