[eye30]

A likely story..................Pull the other one........................

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/speed-french-driver-gets-stuck-125mph-172604661.html


A French driver was forced to drive at 125mph for more than 150 miles after his accelerator jammed during a supermarket trip.

[The Gonz]

Musta been buying fast food. 

[Surferdude]

Young P plater has jus been trying that on in Sunshine Coast court. Didn't work.

[Asterix]

Hmm, what happened if he put the car in neutral, would he still have to drive  125 mph for 150 miles..

How hard can it be...

[panda]

Musta been buying fast food. 

[Dazzler]

Maybe he was telling the truth .. It might have been a Toyota 

[Keith]

Just leave it in gear... switch off the engine... coast to a safe halt.

[plasticphyte]

Just leave it in gear... switch off the engine... coast to a safe halt.

I would never do that, as the steering would lock once you had to go through a corner.

[The Gonz]

Depends on the car. I think mine will switch off at least one position before locking the wheel.

[Keith]

Depends on the car. I think mine will switch off at least one position before locking the wheel.

Correct, one has to use ones common 

[Keith]

Just leave it in gear... switch off the engine... coast to a safe halt.

I would never do that, as the steering would lock once you had to go through a corner.

Try just one position towards the "Off" rather than engaging the steering lock Mr Spock 

[Just Rick]

Dang Renault's Ya can't trust em 

[plasticphyte]

Try just one position towards the "Off" rather than engaging the steering lock Mr Spock 

Yup, that would be fine. A little bit of a difference to your OP though

[Phil №❶]

So for 150 miles he drives at high speed then,

"The car finally ran out of fuel after speeding across the border and careered into a ditch in Alveringem."

Why would you career into a ditch, after 150 miles and out of juice. 

[diablo]

Renault introduced 'keyless start' on the Laguna many years ago, so if there isn't actually a key then I'm not sure what happens.  There's a start button and presumably a stop engine button but maybe that don't work if you are moving??

[The Gonz]

Good point. An AussieFrogs friend gave me a drive of his Laguna and it was indeed keyless. I don't recall any discussion of how to stop it in motion but I'd say that's right.

[Just Rick]

I'm with Asterix,why wouldn't you select neutral,which you can do with any vehicle which is moving,it's called angel gear(unless Renault has a gear selection lock out over a certain speed),why would you put yourself in danger travelling 150 miles at 125 mph (200kph), I'd prefer to blow the motor rather than my life,I don't trust all this modern crap,keyless entry,keyless start next thing they'll have freakin driverless cars.

[The Gonz]

Only a matter of time. The prototypes are already here...

[Just Rick]

That would be right,same as the Group in the states working and testing the road recognition programs.

[2i30s]

and he wants too go renalult for his troubles, the article says his car was highly modified,I'll bet he'll be laughed at in court and renalult go him.