THIS IS BEING FILED FOR SOMEONE ELSE OF NORWALK, CT, WHO DRIVES A VAN ADAPTED FOR HER TO DRIVE FROM THE WHEELCHAIR. ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011, SHE HIT THE BACK OF A HONDA CIVIC ON CONNECTICUT AVE IN NORWALK, CT WHEN HER SERVO GAS/BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THIS SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACKUP BRAKE FOR THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY BUT THE BACKUP BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. SHE HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE BACKUP BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING BEFORE SHE STARTED TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ELECTRIC SERVO GAS/BRAKE SYSTEM IS AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATIONS, 4 FIRST STREET, P.O. BOX 474, BRIDGEWATER, MA 02324-0474, TEL: (508) 697 8324. JIM SANDERS, OWNER OF AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATIONS, CLAIMS THAT IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THE SYSTEM SHOULD WARN THE USER IF THE BACKUP BRAKE IS NOT WORKING BEFORE THEY START DRIVING. I AM THE ENGINEER WHO INSPECTED THE GAS/BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT IS MY INFO BELOW.