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On 11 February 2010 I was driving my nine-month-old automatic Yaris on the A65 between Skipton and Ilkley in Yorkshire. As I approached some temporary traffic lights that were at red - with a queue of...
When my throttle jams open (it's happened twice in 40 years) I simply switch off the ignition and slip into neutral. With a modern car you don't even have to switch off as the ECU will stop the engine...
Further to our recent exchange of e-mails regarding runaway cars, did you see the report on main TV channels last night showing a lady and her husband giving evidence to the USA Congressional Review Committee...