How to stop a runaway vehicle
Put it in neutral!
09/03/10 11:07 Filed in: Noteworthy
News
With all
the news stories involving runaway Toyota cars
abounding right now, I wanted to take a moment to
pass on a safety tip to anyone who may find
themselves behind the wheel of a runaway Toyota or
any other make of vehicle. Do not try to stop the
car by simply applying brakes. From everything I've
read, that won't work because the transmission is
still allowing the engine to provide power to the
wheels. Instead, put the car in neutral! Putting
the car in neutral disengages the transmission,
which prevents the engine from applying power to
the wheels. This may or may not cause the engine to
rev like crazy and scream like a banshee, but it
will allow you to coast to the side of the road and
stop the car. Leave the car running so that you
still have power steering and brakes. Once the car
is stopped, turn the engine off.
If you don't own a Toyota car, but know someone who does, please pass this safety tip along to them by whatever means available to you. If you have a website, or are a member of a social networking site, take a moment to pass this tip on to others by blogging about it, putting it on your wall, and/or however else you can think of. Until this problem is fixed and Toyota cars once more become truly safe to drive, everyone reading this needs to do all they can to pass this safety tip along to others. Read More...
If you don't own a Toyota car, but know someone who does, please pass this safety tip along to them by whatever means available to you. If you have a website, or are a member of a social networking site, take a moment to pass this tip on to others by blogging about it, putting it on your wall, and/or however else you can think of. Until this problem is fixed and Toyota cars once more become truly safe to drive, everyone reading this needs to do all they can to pass this safety tip along to others. Read More...
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