Trapped for an hour at speed up to 200km/h with no brakes!

[Altivo]

Interesting news from TODAY

 

http://www.todayonline.com/world/quirky-wo...00kmh-no-brakes

 

PARIS

[Steptronic]

French Toyota

[Jman888]

not the first time, the last one can't stop the car even when the driver pull the auto-start card [laugh]

Edited February 15, 2013 by Jman888

[Shull]

woah!!! heart must've almost dropped out.. [sweatdrop]

[Yewheng]

Won't release accelerator reduce high speed? So why he did not do that? Or accelerator is stuck?

[Dark]

Can't believe this could happen. Last time was a Toyota or Lexus in the US?

 

Can't even turn off the engine?

[Mllcg]

amazing he didnt bang anything.

[Mllcg]

  On 2/15/2013 at 6:32 AM, Dark said:

Can't believe this could happen. Last time was a Toyota or Lexus in the US?

 

Can't even turn off the engine?

 

off engine more dangerous

[Dark]

  On 2/15/2013 at 6:33 AM, Mllcg said:

off engine more dangerous

 

Why leh? How about engage neutral?

[KaKiLang]

That's the moment how he wish his car gearbox breakdown.

 

Should shift to D1 uphill gear.

Edited February 15, 2013 by KaKiLang

[Dankoo]

Looks like the system in France is very well co-ordinated...from this incident, it seems that all parties worked together to prevent a horrific crash from happening....

[Mllcg]

  On 2/15/2013 at 6:35 AM, Dark said:

Why leh? How about engage neutral?

 

u try turning off your engine and turning.

 

tell me how the steering wheel feels

[Mockngbrd]

i'm guessing can't off engine cos it's prob those push start buttons, e-brake prob an elec. button as well, then the rest all drive-by-wire controls...

 

u can't shift to D1 when high speed btw. the electronics will prob override your choice and keep it in a high gear. same thing that you can put it into reverse.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Mockngbrd

[Donut]

the police cannot throw spikes on the road to puncture his tyres?

 

Renualt......... tsk tsk tsk..... even the technician can't even help the police

[Jayy25]

  On 2/15/2013 at 5:54 AM, Altivo said:

While uncontrollably speeding through the fast lane as other cars swerved out of his way,

 

 

this type of situation will not happen in singapore cos in SG those road hoggers on lane 1 (aka fast lane) will stop him in his tracks before he could hit 100km/h

[Altivo]

The article mentioned he is driving a Renualt which is specially adapted for the disabled. So it could be those which are hand driven.

 

Anyway, the speed aside, the article also said he had 2 seizures during when his car was racing away. That's very scary. Am curious how he was able to control his car when the seizures struck

[Darthrevan]

  On 2/15/2013 at 6:59 AM, Jayy25 said:

this type of situation will not happen in singapore cos in SG those road hoggers on lane 1 (aka fast lane) will stop him in his tracks before he could hit 100km/h

 

more likely the TP will book that driver who is speeding @ 200km/h instead of coordinating the rescue operation

[Jman888]

  On 2/15/2013 at 7:02 AM, Darthrevan said:

more likely the TP will book that driver who is speeding @ 200km/h instead of coordinating the rescue operation

 

 

can lead him to airport and circle the runway like the movie 'speed'