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**CycloneRulzzz** · 08-23-2012, 10:19 PM

Anyone see this, an Ames woman coming home from Missouri has her vehicle accelerator stick, crazy.

**jdoggivjc** · 08-23-2012, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by CyclonesRulzzz

Anyone see this, an Ames woman coming home from Missouri has her vehicle accelerator stick, crazy.

Did they stop teaching how to resolve this issue in Driver's Ed?

1. Use your foot to get underneath the gas pedal and pry it up.

2. If 1 doesn't work, pop your car in neutral, turn off the engine, and stop the car.

**alarson** · 08-23-2012, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Did they stop teaching how to resolve this issue in Driver's Ed?

1. Use your foot to get underneath the gas pedal and pry it up.

2. If 1 doesn't work, pop your car in neutral, turn off the engine, and stop the car.

The problem is, people panic, since its not an everyday occurrence.

**ISUCubswin** · 08-23-2012, 10:29 PM

C. Drive into the cornfield

**cyclone101** · 08-23-2012, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Did they stop teaching how to resolve this issue in Driver's Ed?

1. Use your foot to get underneath the gas pedal and pry it up.

2. If 1 doesn't work, pop your car in neutral, turn off the engine, and stop the car.

She might have panicked.

**ISUME** · 08-23-2012, 10:40 PM

Any idea on what type of car she was driving?

**cobraclone71** · 08-23-2012, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by ISUME

Any idea on what type of car she was driving?

I think I know where your going with this--------------------------------------------------> Toyota Camry!

**Carl1977** · 08-23-2012, 11:18 PM

2. If 1 doesn't work, pop your car in neutral, turn off the engine, and stop the car.[/QUOTE]

This may have been better the advice 30 years ago -- but turning off the ignition can lock your steering wheel which would be a bad thing.

**jdoggivjc** · 08-23-2012, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Carl1977

This may have been better the advice 30 years ago -- but turning off the ignition can lock your steering wheel which would be a bad thing.

Depends how far you turn the key. If you turn it one click the wheel doesn't lock (something they teach in driver's ed). As far as keyless FOBs go, I'm pretty sure the wheel doesn't lock unless you have the shifter in park. I'd have to check on my Altima sometime.

**longtimeclone** · 08-24-2012, 12:00 AM

Here is the story:Central Iowa woman tells tale of harrowing high-speed nightmare | Local News - KCCI Home

**longtimeclone** · 08-24-2012, 12:01 AM

I am really curious what time this happened because I was driving down to Missouri on Sunday.

**CycloneRulzzz** · 08-24-2012, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by cyclone101

She might have panicked.

Yep, it's easy to sit at a keyboard and say what you would do but in the heat of the moment panic does take over.

**cstrunk** · 08-24-2012, 04:28 AM

she couldn't shut off the vehicle or shift out of drive.

I would imagine that she was panicking and wasn't doing something right to not be able to shift out of drive or shut it off, but it would be scary nonetheless at the time. I doubt she would be the only person to have trouble in that situation.