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Originally Posted by Lauryn200
On Good Morning America they were reporting that Toyota Reps say if your car starts to turn into "Christine" (Stephen King's book/movie) to SLAM on the breaks and throw the car into neutral.
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Actually, although that's what was "advised", it's
bass-ackwards...
1) Put it in Neutral FIRST (which will interrupt the unintended forward motion)
and
THEN
2) Apply the brakes, and head for the curb/shoulder.
IF you
SLAM on the brakes and
THEN put it in
NEUTRAL, you'll suddenly stop a lot quicker than surrounding traffic would likely be able to safely respond...causing even
more mayhem...
Those who drive in icy/snowy/slippery conditions should already know the quickest way to stop
ANYTHING in a shorter distance is to put it in
Neutral first... The
same situation applies here.