Toyota's $2,300,000,000 Mistake

DISCLAIMER: The imagery used in the first 46 seconds of this video is dramatized.
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On August 28, 2009, Mark Saylor and his family were killed in a horrific car crash. The culprit? A stuck gas pedal.
Shortly after, hundreds of others reported similar incidents. Everyone blamed Toyota, and the company ended up recalling 10 million vehicles in just two years. They paid a $1.2 billion fine to the US government and spent another $1.1 billion on a class-action lawsuit.
But what actually went wrong in Mark Saylor's crash? And was Toyota really to blame for all of these mysterious accelerations?
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[@bennybanman7373]

That's a very brave man to turn off the road in order to not hurt anyone else

[@elonnnnnnnn1111]

one of the only time in 2022 I can genuinely say respect

[@amanpratap2000]

Me and my friends were in a similar situation about an year ago. It was late at night and we were drunk the guy driving was pretty sober but we were hyped so we were speeding like crazy. All of a sudden we went over a bump and our car lost its brakes. We were going 90-110 kmph on a narrow dark road. We freaked out and decided that the only logical thing to do is to slide the car on the divider so it stops by friction. We did that and left unharmed. The most important thing in situations like these is to keep calm and think

[@alarastaff]

@@amanpratap2000 yup, stopping by friction is the best way to go, You should probably turn off the engine as well once you touch the wall or railing

[@johnbissonette124]

@@alarastaff always try the hand break. Its mechanical and less likely to fail

[@shepherd_strike7346]

@@johnbissonette124 at high-speeds u could spin out and risk crashing into other people

[@jerks7olemyname316]

The last seconds of the call are horrifying. Imagine seeing a group of cars getting closer and closer, but you're powerless to stop. Only in dreams have I ever felt something like this.

[@lennonjessop5082]

Hope it happens

[@albertatundra]

Imagine being so dumb you forgot to kill the engine by shutting it off by turning the key or killing the transmission. This is 100% on the driver.

[@gabecvale1234]

the last seconds made me cry.

[@astletruscott6291]

This could've been stopped or at the least minimized by simply putting the car in neutral or turning it off.

[@fsosatsumnezpl602]

I got a horrible dream when i was laying on a freeway and i couldnt move my Legs were like paralysed i woke up on the floor after one of the cars runned me over

[@JustMoreOfAnAverageAustrillian]

1 Mistake costs. 2.9b$, 3000+ Deaths, 10+ bloodlines ended and the mistake is just lifting your feet from the break.

[@thatonellamawhoissoobsesse8138]

And forgetting that neutral exists

[@yourfriendbyte]

Props to the Dad for being such a hero for driving off the road to save many people on the highway. Rest in Peace.

[@HelloIAmNextToYou]

Wait he drove off the road?

[@yourfriendbyte]

yeah didnt you watch the video@@HelloIAmNextToYou

[@SnuggieMaple]

@@HelloIAmNextToYou Yeah?

[@Pfyzer]

​@HelloIAmNextToYou did u skipp the whole video?

[@HelloIAmNextToYou]

@@Pfyzer no I just forgot to watch the rest, lol

[@MichaelDavis-zf6nt]

That seems like a massive oversight on Toyotas part. I mean pumping your brake is something that should not stop your brakes from working in any situation especially when your accelerator is stuck wide open. How scary.

[@generalsquirrel9548]

Even if. There as a handbrake which is an different systen (for safety) and both automatic and manuals can be put into neutral. Putting an transmission into neutral disconnects the engine from the wheels. Meaning its basicly as if your accelerator is no longer stuck and the car will decelerate

[@user-px1wj2uv3r]

@@generalsquirrel9548 Been thinking about it the whole time. I've been saying for a long time that US drivers need better training for licenses and this is proof. Of course, not all the blame goes on him, but he essentially killed his whole family because he didn't put the car in neutral. It's sad and a really really stupid way to go.

[@Ghost-kw3fy]

Braaa this is terrifying...clutch in and go into neutral or go straight into neutral like you'll said This should be something everyone should know When in doubt Clutch in and get out of gear

[@hitman9078]

@@Ghost-kw3fy people driving automatic cars doesn't know this because they aren't taught how the engine and the transmission work together because that knowledge isn't required to drive automatics.

[@Ghost-kw3fy]

@@hitman9078 i know but it should be taught either way Here in South Africa Whether you drive auto or manual We taught the same thing You have no excuse for not knowing how to stop in an emergency but yet people still find ways to die stupid deaths

[@sorad5791]

That 911 dispatcher was very likely traumatized by this. My older sister has been a dispatcher for almost 20 years and she has had some calls that tore her up.

[@RhinoRhuco]

Ikr, the dispatcher’s last words before their deaths is just sad, he seemed so scared.. that one “Hello!?” Is just something to think about.. I just really dislike that last sound of that crash, it’s just so devastating.

[@jarronjairin5104]

😭😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😓😓😓😓😓😭😭😭😭

[@marcusmullings69420]

​@@gabrielallen-bh3ofu messaged urself

[@soisaus564]

​@@marcusmullings69420 sometimes people do this because they don't know how to delete comments or edit them

[@MolecularBear]

​@@soisaus564 Do they not see the 3 dots at the side? How technologically illiterate are people?

[@Ava-ms1rk]

"Pray.." "NO NO AHHHHHH-" *beep* Broke my heart...

[@chnlofrndmvids8282]

@@user-xe3cg1in3jthat was 911

[@festuskuye8726]

*Police: hello😮😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😢😢

[@user-xe3cg1in3j]

@@festuskuye8726 btw hahahaha

[@user-xe3cg1in3j]

@@festuskuye8726 i think Mark Saylor died and the docter bring Mark Saylor to the grave

[@juvycastro9606]

​@@user-xe3cg1in3jwhy are you laughing bro this is not funny bro

[@benbrand2020]

3:29 when he first said this my heart started racing

[@KeanPlays-ko2xz]

Me too

[@williamsodborg]

BRO

[@williamsodborg]

This time here I hate you too I hate this KZbin I keep paying it so what the f*** is wrong with KZbin

[@williamsodborg]

The water peep is wrong like why couldn't he just stop or turn off the car like why the shut up is in my car being stopped the car now

[@ruzzelarrongalvez7611]

Just do not turn off the engine because the free ending

[@markiis2cold891]

The fact that he was able to consider the lives of others during the most scary and stressful moment in his life is extremely respectable. God bless him and the family.

[@paddymills2144]

no he can't drive, i can tell you don't drive standard.

[@ISTVANX]

The fact that he’s a moron that could have turned the CAR OFF with the key!

[@Flash-nq2mq]

Can't you just put the shift in neutral, a similar case happened in NY on the LIE 911 told her to put in neutral & a cop got in front of her & slowly braked

[@markiis2cold891]

@@Flash-nq2mq I don’t think some cars let you switch while you’re in motion

[@Flash-nq2mq]

@@markiis2cold891 the car in NY did. But she had no brakes that's why the officer got in front of her

[@gagegreen8994]

I can't imagine the difficulty of that decision he had to make in seconds, to protect the safety of complete strangers.

[@Infiniteperspective1111]

He didn’t! Get the full story, he smashed into another car before going out of control. Even if he decided to run off the road, that would not be heroic, it would be safer than hitting other traffic

[@MichaelSmith-rl7be]

Dude should have put the car in neutral. How did 4 people not think of that?

[@motocrossgurl18]

@@MichaelSmith-rl7be that’s what I would of done.

[@Real-Ruby-Red]

@@MichaelSmith-rl7be because he's going 120 and he's got half a mile left which goes by in like 20 seconds if even that when I've been at 120 in my car, adrenaline and fear makes your brain stop working properly.

[@cr4819]

I can’t imagine being so fucking stupid the minute the car went out of control, that he didn’t throw it into neutral. Sad he was so stupid, sad the others in the car didn’t do that, sad the 911 didn’t either

[@Biologyman63]

It’s good to see society trying to solve the problem in order to spread awareness and avoid doing the same thing

[@zee4125]

This reminds me of back when I was taking driving lessons. I was learning in a Toyota Yaris. On one of the lessons, the floor mat got loose and kept the gas pedal down. As a learner driver this freaked me the hell out. Fortunately it was a manual gear box and my instructor was calm, so he had me put the car into neutral and slow to a halt before adjusting the mat.

[@thatonellamawhoissoobsesse8138]

Even in an automatic you can neutral drop

[@that.booooo]

It’s completely heart breaking, and you can hear the fearful and tearful screams before the call ends.. This probably happened a long time ago but condolences goes to their relatives

[@Thawhid]

Indeed

[@JDOTVegas]

What relatives? He snuffed his whole family because he didn't want to damage his engine. Apparently you CAN fix stupid 🤣🤣🤣

[@blakedavis2447]

The first thing he says is it happens in 2009

[@mrplainrock124_xx]

Same

[@i_identify_as_a_box_fan]

Yes 😔

[@thiccomniman]

Mark is an absolute hero. Good on him for saving as many lives as he could. Rest in peace to him and his family.

[@KuzkayDev]

​@@Forlornguild shutting off an engine locks the steering wheel in most cars. This is also very dangerous. They should've tried shifting the engine into neutral instead Edit: Not all cars will lock the steering but pretty much in 99.9% vehicles it'll stop the power steering

[@Forlornguild]

@@KuzkayDev There are several positions for an ignition key, and some newer cars have different means to shut off the engine. With a normal ignition, you can shut the engine off without locking the steering wheel... I just did it recently when and engine blew going up a mountain pass. I turned it off when the oil pressure dropped, and coasted it off the side of the road. Yes, putting it in neutral would have worked though.... if the car had a type of gear shift to do so. Gone are the days of manual transmissions with so much more control.

[@moteq6598]

@@KuzkayDev I never considered putting a car to neutral in cases like these. I'll spread the word. Thanks

[@Yoosuf_320]

@@Forlornguild shutting off the engines? really? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ssmoke9489]

hero? he purposefully killed his whole family. did you even watch the video?

[@georgejandreau1231]

Some options in that situation are: 1) Shift into neutral 2) Shift into lower gears, If it doesn't start at low speed this may not be possible. 3) Last resort would be too turn off the ignition but you risk losing power brakes/steering and if you turn the key back too far the wheel lock may engage and you may lose all steering ability. Given it sounds like his brakes may have failed, I myself would have shifted into neutral and pulled off the side of the road as safely as possible then turned the key off just enough too shut down the engine so it didn't blow then possibly down shift the transmission manually gear by gear too the lowest gear allowing it too engage if it can until it's slow enough I can safely use the emergency brake too stop the vehicle. This isn't advice by any means just what I would do, Because I have had too do it previously due too a bolt or socket getting stuck in the intake.

[@mineshawn8960]

Thanks for the knowledge. I never even knew of power assisted breaks… I think I’ll avoid them.

[@estherapp8349]

I also did the same mistake, instead of pressing the brake pedal, I was unaware that I was pressing the gas pedal and I bumped into a waiting car. Thank God it wasnt fatal!! I was a new driver.

[@jelisaferr]

I can’t imagine the thought process going on in this man’s mind right now. It’s incredible!! Knowing he’s potentially going to die along with several of the most important people in his life.. and still having the mindset to run into the ditch instead of hurting others. This guy is the epitome of a hero in my book! RIP.

[@kbxbrdr]

I think most people would do this.

[@7x779]

The big lesson here is the old proverb " what you fear shall come upon you ". Immediately spirit of fear came over everyone in the car and they automatically made the assumption that they were all going to crash, it's called Target fixation and they could not get their Thinking Out of the Box. All the driver had to do, or even the passenger, was to turn the ignition key off. I'm still astonished at all these hundreds of comments pouring in that 99% of them are not thinking about this. I think it needs to be a part of public education so it's ingrained in people's minds that if anything like this happens, turn the damn key off, with all due respect

[@nagaanuragsametta755]

@@7x779 that could lock the steering wheel and could be more fatal to the rest of the drivers on the road. In my opinion Manual transmission is much safer in these type of situations. Just close the clutch and keep your transmission in neutral and let the engine die or turn it off once the vehicle is in safe position.

[@samf7302]

@@nagaanuragsametta755 you could just turn it one step back and it would kill the engine, our just slam it in neutral, but I guess the he panicked and didn't think straight

[@gmailgmail0128]

@@nagaanuragsametta755 ok lets say it locked the steering wheel. It's literally going to take 60 feet to come to a stop. It wouldn't affect you stopping

[@petezahut79]

I think the most amazing part of this story, received very little attention. Regardless of reason, in the face of danger, the driver still considered the lives of others. He actions were selfless and honorable.

[@JonathanCandor]

This story is so sad and the driver is a hero. 😢😢😢

[@bennyshaversmusic590]

@@Brayn126 I agree 100% Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@stealthflyingguy1]

@@Brayn126 the link doesn't work when I tried it. It kept saying "page not found".

[@jayk5114]

@@bennyshaversmusic590 how did he "play stupid games"? He didn't intentionally do this.

[@PaDutchRunner]

@@jayk5114 because it would have been so easy to avoid - simply shift into neutral!! He allowed sheer panic to takeover. And certainly 911 dispatchers should be trained to give that advice.

[@katecone2295]

Thank you for the great summary. I've been having a hard time finding a condensed source of information that gives all the necessary information. Most sources ended up leaving out a bunch of details.

[@randomyoutubeuser8509]

PSA. Accelerator Stuck? Unintended Acceleration? First thing put to neutral and brake. Learn where your car's neutral is and practice engaging it

[@jacquizzz3476]

The fact that the call ended with "Pray" and then screams is terrifying. I applaud him for his quick thinking and driving into a ravine to save others. This is terrible🙏

[@jfrigz2294]

Couldn’t he have pulled the emergency brake

[@dcg9083]

@@jfrigz2294 the car would start to skied but would be less risk actually

[@jfrigz2294]

@@dcg9083 skidding is better than going 120 into a ditch…

[@YasinVanDoorsen]

What if he had to stop it using the guard rails on the highway or use the transmission

[@dcg9083]

@@jfrigz2294 I agree

[@Kappa_vr]

The fact that the call cut off sends chills down my spine Rip mark and ur family

[@Galic2014]

Same

[@thebestfan389]

Yes

[@Kappa_vr]

@@cpasimportant actually not, if he hit the parking brake at that speed he would skid of the road and crash. Turning off the engine would end in the car free rolling for miles at that speed and would probably crash all the same, though it may have a higher survival rate.

[@Turtlemilk]

The Asian dude was my history teachers brother . I remember when I was in class and he had an emergency phone call. Sad

[@Focusquick]

Same, another thing though is the fact that i was born on that EXACT day

[@vinnercein]

Peace to Mark, his family, and The 90 other🕊️❤

[@_sherry_88]

“well good f-cking morning”

[@doabrad1850]

Such a tragic story. Meanwhile, I was celebrating my 9th birthday on August 28th, 2009. Goes to show that there's always someone going through their worst when you're at your best. Don't take the good times for granted.

[@cherrybean2608]

Well dont be sad that your best memories are someone's worst

[@sammieh9695]

That's my birthday too, I was turning 20

[@anandilalkatpitiya4533]

@@sammieh9695 How old are you now?

[@sammieh9695]

@@anandilalkatpitiya4533 I turned 20 in 2009, I'll be 33 this year

[@anandilalkatpitiya4533]

@@sammieh9695 Cool. I'm 26.

[@justcallmejessz3712]

I remember being TAUGHT to pump the break if I was ever driving and my brakes stopped working. I think it's fair to say that many others have been told this as well.

[@Thomas-ev6fn]

Throw the car to neutral

[@wam-wildlifeandmore1141]

Throw it in neutral, pump brakes, E brakes idk

[@Hboogie182]

Put in neutral and pull up the E brake. This problem would never happen if you drive a stick shift though. Stick shift is always safer.

[@HazeDough]

@@wam-wildlifeandmore1141 exactly pump brakes, pull e brake, throw into neutral, downshift, turn the car off idk 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nikki1400]

@@Hboogie182 e breaks at high speeds are incredibly dangerous. Ive been told to do this time and time again in an emergency, but then i learned it's only appropriate in very specific circumstances.

[@User-54631]

Guy is a hero, if that ever happens to anyone. Most cars automatic or manual can be dropped from drive/gear to natural without touching the break, clutch, or stepping off the accelerator.

[@t.j.ziegler4567]

In regards to the brake override system. The brake override system, also known as Brake-Override System (BOS) or Brake Pedal Override System (BPO), is designed to prioritize the brake command over the accelerator in situations where both pedals are pressed simultaneously. Its purpose is to enhance safety by allowing drivers to bring the vehicle to a stop in case of unintended acceleration. Technically, the brake override system typically involves sensors and electronic control units (ECUs) that monitor input from the brake and accelerator pedals. When the system detects simultaneous inputs, it prioritizes the brake signal, cutting engine power and allowing the vehicle to be brought to a stop safely. However, in the case of the Toyota recall incidents, a malfunction occurred in some instances where pumping the brake pedal during unintended acceleration led to a loss of power brake hydraulic support. This means that the brake pedal became less effective in stopping the vehicle, potentially complicating the driver's ability to bring the car to a halt. The exact technical intricacies and the root cause of the malfunction can be complex and might involve issues with the electronic control systems, sensor calibration, or other factors that led to unintended consequences in certain scenarios. Investigations and improvements were made by Toyota and other automotive manufacturers to address these issues and enhance the reliability of brake override systems. Asked gpt to brake it down 🎉

[@headliner733]

You don't know what you're talking about. The brake booster is vacuum assisted. They don't get full vacuum under wide open throttle or at any point when the throttle is open. They get max vacuum when the throttle is closed.

[@hi_its_me1337]

​@@headliner733it was literally written by ai

[@headliner733]

@@hi_its_me1337 How the hell was I supposed to know? He should be ashamed for posting something written by AI. This is why I hate all this stupid tech shit. AI had given people so much wrong information already people are suing.

[@dummiesoncomputers]

Not to be that guy but just to point out that it was written (or now is?) that is was written by ai

[@headliner733]

@@dummiesoncomputers We know, if you couldn't tell by reading the comments.

[@rayneozier]

Rest In Peace to Mark and his family. Truly tragic.

[@kleinefischa9954]

At least, if u can say that, is the whole family together at a better place... imagine just the daughter would have survived

[@Seinaru]

@@kleinefischa9954 that would be horrible, imagine living on from an accident where all passengers excluding you died, your parents among them.

[@nellykeepsake224]

Yes it is very tragic 😞

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Rest in Pieces

[@user-xe3cg1in3j]

💔 rip mark

[@mjaf03]

Him deliberately driving off road into the ditch has saved a load of people there. He should be seen as a hero despite the horrific circumstances

[@anthonyjarrett3206]

He's stupid driver,,I know that the car have brake

[@NapoleonBonaparte-of4sl]

But killed his own family

[@fall_comic6985]

@@NapoleonBonaparte-of4sl either guarantee to only kill 4 people (or less) or keep driving into the intersection and kill 5 people (or less)

[@mrbuzz2131]

​@@NapoleonBonaparte-of4sl either way they could have died

[@gabaghoul23]

dontr label this idiot a hero. he could shifted into neutral or turned the vechile off.

[@corywoolsey779]

Quick tip. I might save somebody's life in the future is letting people know that in an automatic vehicle and a manual vehicle you can force shift the vehicle from drive to neutral without having to step on the brakes, disengaging the transmission. Some people argue that it might destroy the transmission, which isn't true in the majority of cases for vehicles. However, even if it destroyed the transmission 100% of the time, I think that's worth your life and others. Again, when you were driving you can shift into neutral without having to step on the brakes disengaging the transmission.

[@sirajussalekin9239]

Funny how this video garnered 7.1m views in just one year, yet the Consumer Reports (who actually did the tests shown in this video) garnered only 104k views in 14 years.

[@cathysaylor9202]

Just came across this video , Mark was a vehicle inspector for the California Highway Patrol.and a veteran. He is my cousin and I miss him dearly, we grew up together even thou he was a few years older. He was a amazing person and would do anything to protect anyone . He is an absolute hero. RIP Mark and fam xxx

[@jolaw6083]

Your cousin is a hero Cathy!!!

[@Jankenguuu]

Thank you for sharing, so sorry for your loss

[@Retarded_Cat]

If he was a vehicle inspector, HOW DIDN’T HE KNOW THAT PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL & PULLING THE E BRAKE WOULD’VE SAVED EVERYONE?

[@CaStS1711]

@@Retarded_Catshut up not the time

[@truly.linkster]

@@Retarded_CatThis is an incredibly insensitive comment.

[@amondhawes-khalifa1949]

Imagine having this happen; you are suddenly terrified, everyone is screaming and you have like 20 seconds to be forced to choose to throw away the lives of ~all of your family/self & everyone you hit at the intersection~, or ~just your family/self~. God, what an absolute legend to have been able to even make that choice. RIP Mark and Family

[@keithgood7181]

Well IF that was your only 2 choices it would be easy. He probably figured if he slams into cars in the intersection him and his passengers are going to die anyway! SO.. why take others with you! Plus you probably have a better chance of surviving going off the road cuz you're not slamming into a bunch of cars or trucks! NOW... that said, there's no reason they should've crashed in the first place when there were two or three other options that he had to stop the car without incident! Like put the car in neutral and use the emergency brake to stop! Or turn off the car then use the emergency brake! Or put it in neutral, the wind resistance is surprisingly stronger than you think! It will slow the car fairly quick, then use the emergency brake if the regular brakes don't work. If neither brakes work, after the wind resistance has slowed the car he could've got behind one of those big trucks that he passed and hit the back of it. Since they're both moving it wouldn't be much of an impact at all. And the driver if the truck would've most likely instinctively hit the brakes slowing both of them to a stop! There's even a couple more options but this text is long enough! But realistically, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT'S IS.. "DO NOT PANIC!!!" Which I'm sorry to say it sounded like they were all panicking! I just pray that they were all believers in Jesus Christ!!!

[@TehDawg]

The word “legend” is rather unsuitable

[@NipponNostalgicTV]

Step 1, neutral. Step 2 E brake.

[@rexeverything6249]

Imagine if you put it in reverse ?,,,, guy was a moron

[@crimsonchin8916]

@@NipponNostalgicTV it’s much easier to say that when ur not in the situation. Most ppl would panic. And most ppl also don’t know this info. Even the police responded didn’t know it or he would’ve said it.

[@RangdhonuTime-cm1ow]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@mementomori6396]

Toyota tampered with the safety tests for 30 years. I used to think Japanese products are good.

[@tastiestchunk2445]

Nobody is talked about how Mark is a hero he saved alot of lives at the cost of him and his family it's sad that he and his family had to pass away but by ending his life he saved others

[@sheiladawg1664]

If only he knew to shift into neutral, or shut off the ignition. This genius used to write tickets. There's a reason some police departments refuse applicants as 'overqualified' (read, too smart for the job).

[@sora_4559]

@@scrooglemcdoogle yea hut shouldnt that make the vehicle slow down with time？

[@komplettegal]

I was thinking the same thing

[@wizardofcalisthenics9382]

@@sora_4559 if the shutting down the engine really locks your wheel, than he couldnt navigate with it and will ultimately hit someone, i guess.

[@Mohab7274]

"At the cost of him"? He was gonna a die anyways tho.

[@j.g.mcbell9494]

It happened to me, when I was just a kid. I didn’t even have my license yet. My step mom let me drive the car down the street to the neighbors house, who was thinking about buying the car. On the way back home, the accelerator stuck, and I just took off going 80+ through my suburban neighborhood. I pulled the E-brake, and a bunch of smoke kicked up. It was slowing down but not stopping. I put it in neutral, and the engine revved but started to finally slow down with the E brake on and my brake pedal to the floor. One of the most horrifying experiences I’ve ever been through. My dad was just impressed with me. Idk why I thought to put it in neutral, nobody taught me to do that. If it happened to me today as an adult 15 years later, idk if I would think to put it in neutral but I did that day.

[@Bob-kf2kt]

RIP

[@kgaming7599]

I'm not gonna question your step-mother's horrible decisions, but bravo. That's good on you! Got the reaction time of a pilot.

[@vittorio870]

....you were just a kid, hadn't gotten your license yet..... yet with all that inexperience, you knew that if brakes failed, just put neutral to disengage the transmission from the wheels. Rathe have a blown tranny than blown lives.

[@davidhardcore704]

@@Bob-kf2kt rip ? Tf

[@naptownmadden]

yeah i bet you did

[@perfect8daudio123]

Hi zack i loved ur videos.Can u please tell me which website u were using to do this animation videos

[@RandomStrangerNumber98]

This happened to me in a Toyota Corolla in 2003. I don't know what initiated it, but the gas was suddenly on full, and I couldn't reduce it. I pumped the gas a few times, and it wouldn't come up off the floor. I switched it to neutral, and it reved so high I thought the engine would blow, so I turned off the car to cut the engine and rode the break. I don't remember if it had power breaks or not - it wasn't a high end model, and it was at least 10 years old. I limped it into town by turning the car on in neutral and putting it into drive before the engine could rev too high, let it accelerate me, then coast in neutral with the engine off. I did that over and over until I got to the dealership in town, and they fixed it for free. They said that the cruise control got stuck. It was freaky, and it was lucky it first happened when I was on a country road, and I had a few seconds to try things, rather than in heavy traffic. It was pretty scary when it first happened, and you really do need a few seconds to figure something out. And there could be a lot of reasons it happens, and my solution might not work in all of them.

[@thewomynwhowrites5310]

As someone who drives frequently, I've never given thought to the plausibility of this scenario. I was not aware of how to mitigate it until today. So RIP to this family and hopefully we can raise awareness of thr correct action to take if ever encountering this scenario.

[@alimurtaza6318]

Well the driver is not that smart, he could have easily put the car in neutral and turn off the ignition so the accelerator will loose its power and engine will turn off and slowly turn the car towards the edge of the road and slowly scratch the car to the side of the road to create friction and reduce the speed of car even more so now the speed of car will slow to a hault before reaching the intersection, but ya the body and the engine of the car would be badly damaged but hey ur and ur family life would be saved.

[@thewomynwhowrites5310]

@@alimurtaza6318 It's not a question of smarts . It's about being knowledgeable and before this video (and reading the comments), I wasn't knowledgeable about what to do if I was facing this circumstance and I doubt he was as well. He did do what he thought was best to save the lives of countless others and for that he should be considered. Instead of making this a question of smarts how about incorporating mechanic knowledge into DMV requirements or to pass the driver's test because this information was not made known to me.

[@alimurtaza6318]

@@thewomynwhowrites5310 u are partially right, but before driving or using something please know the safety precautions and how to stop it in an emergency and also how do these sort of people get their driving licences? Ok I give credit to that man for not harming others buy on the other hand how did he get his driving licence? Shouldn't they be trained and informed about everything of the car, in my country it is much harder to drive than in US or other developed countries because here are many idiots who think road is some racing ground and here breaking the laws of the road happens commonly and me myself had some close calls but thanks to quick thinking i never got into a fatal car crash, btw i drive a manual car which I prefer over an automatic car cuz manual cars are much easier to stop than automatic.

[@thewomynwhowrites5310]

@@alimurtaza6318 I don't disagree with you. But the licensing process is different here than maybe in your country? Here the focus is on obeying the rules of the road rather than mechanics and car failures. In hindsight I wish I had been better equipped to handle these scenarios before coming across this video but I was not.

[@thewomynwhowrites5310]

@@alimurtaza6318 On another note, someone wrote to turn off the engine in thus circumstances. Would that flip the car over?

[@ShamrockUSA]

For those wondering why you would lose power assist brakes at full throttle. The majority of power assist brake systems use vacuum from the engine. At cruise and light throttle you have vacuum that is stored in the booster, but once they used their brakes and use all the vacuum in the booster and now that’s it’s at full throttle there is no vacuum anymore. This does not happen with vehicles equipped with hydro boost or electronic hydro boost systems that use power steering fluid pressure to assist the brakes

[@davidgruen7423]

I have a question for you, at what condition does vacuum brake booster provide most assist(least pedal effort)?

[@Wildwwill]

My thoughts exactly.

[@ShamrockUSA]

@@davidgruen7423 at decel when the engine is producing the most vacuum. There isn’t really a point of most assist, it’s kind of an on off switch

[@Wildwwill]

@@davidgruen7423 With vacuum in a normal operating state, effort is based on how quickly a person wants to slow down or stop. His engine did not restore vacuum as it was at wide open throttle.

[@davidgruen7423]

@@ShamrockUSA kind of correct, but you didn’t get to the essence. The condition is high rpm no throttle(such as blipping the throttle and let go quickly). You can test this by applying constant pressure on the brake pedal, rev the engine up and let go of the throttle quickly, the brake pedal goes deeper down with the same amount of pedal effort.

[@AriaLEE70]

I feel so sorry for the family, they could've lived longer...

[@user-kc3yz8rd4z]

the part where he said, "well, he never stepped on the brak petal" literally killed me bro

[@FilmLTB]

How is that even funny 🤦‍♂️

[@Instinktjagd]

natural selection 💀

[@PlayWaves1]

​@@InstinktjagdHe DID step on the brake pedal, watch the whole video.

[@cheesestomper4283]

This is really sad. I can’t imagine being in this situation with the amount of adrenaline, pressure, fear, and panic this dude must have had.

[@sightline4004]

@Rondo James it's clear you didn't watch the video at all.

[@bekiraakathesexypoette4711]

Total fear.

[@bseaken]

@Rondo James 17 seconds doesn't give you much time to do anything, that being said, you don't know that he didn't check behind his pedal. I am willing to bet my life that he did everything humanly possible to avoid crashing. Literally everything he loved was in that vehicle. Not a man anywhere that wouldn't do everything that they could to save his wife and kids from death. I am not afraid of dying in the least, nothing i wouldn't do to try to save my baby girl. Plus if you listen he never even panicked likely to avoid scaring his princess any more than she already was

[@Scourag3]

@@bseaken it’s truly sad these things happened

[@sightline4004]

@Rondo James Bro, watch the video. Why are you arguing as if the 2nd half of the video doesn't exist?

[@knuckinfuts556]

Everyone who has ever had this kind of thing happen, never does the one thing that nullifies acceleration...... throwing the vehicle into neutral and hitting the brakes. I've even had to stop a car by gradually using the emergency brake while throwing it into neutral.

[@wranglerdave6452]

Bingo throw it in neutral let that motor blow up . also you never hear about people killing the engine by turning it off . This is why I don't like key less cars or cars with paddle or Dials. I'll take a old fashioned column or floor shift automatic or manual transmission. If needs be I'll dump the transmission. By down shifting a automatic. Or gear breaking a manual while using the emergency break

[@iiAssassinXxii]

@@wranglerdave6452 using the hand brake would likely cause the car to go completely out of control and crash. This happened in the UK where someone arrested pulled the handbrake of the police car which resulted in the cop dying. The best thing is getting the car into neutral/using the regular brakes. The other thing people have said about turning off the car is also a terrible idea as the second you do that you’ve effectively lost all steering in the car.

[@knuckinfuts556]

@@iiAssassinXxii I'm sure that person pulled the emergency brake rather abruptly, which can and most likely will cause an accident. Also, killing the engine doesn't mean you lose all steering, it just means you lose the steering assist/power steering, so steering the vehicle would require a little muscle.

[@dretookoo1364]

That's exactly what i jus said. We need to link up and see how we can educate some drivers out there.

[@Andrew-kf7bq]

@@iiAssassinXxii you don't have to pull it back quickly, just ease on on it till it feels like you've lost traction, ease off, and add pressure again

[@gendoll5006]

I could see someone accidentally pressing the gas instead of brake on unfamiliar cars but realizing it right after, because you’d see it’s accelerating instead and you’d look down to check. Man that is so horrific.

[@Gamerlifecity]

Bro the police was so slow to answer bruh

[@maizzyyy]

The screams of the family at the end gave me goosebumps. This is terrible. You can here the fear in his voice as he says “pray!” I hope this family has a wonderful place in heaven.

[@princeofallnegros4035]

No sadly they didn't believe is God to they well you know.

[@arpdub896]

@@princeofallnegros4035 how?

[@spldrong]

I guess they don't know what "neutral" is

[@jamestygz3109]

@@spldrong exactly

[@jeremy-em6kh]

@@HandymanHustle first of all, when your car is barreling down at high speeds the last thing on your mind is common sense, don’t act harder than you are. You’d be shitting your pants shaking if you were in that situation even if you did manage to put it in neutral. It’s not that difficult to show empathy to 4 dead human beings who absolutely did not deserve to die like that

[@CristianOrtiz-xb9ti]

Tip that may save your life if you’re ever in this scenario which I hope NEVER happens to anyone: In the event that someone may find themselves in this type of situation, you can shift the car into neutral while accelerating or while the car is in motion, the RPMs will skyrocket, but you’ll be able to bring the car to a halt. Stay safe on the road everyone.

[@adarshrai1178]

If people can choose automatic over manual for ease of driving, then those people will also know just about gas and brake and nothing else to make it easy to not know much. I got that thought too. But everyone is not a pro or even sensible like you and me.

[@adarshrai1178]

If it happens again, victim will pray and die again by giving up and not trying something at all. You just can't change it.

[@exxellent]

@@adarshrai1178if they use e brake and neutral you should be fine

[@adarshrai1178]

@@exxellent yes they can but it won't come in their mind. That's what I'm saying.

[@Kaviranghari]

​@@adarshrai1178 yeah you're right, the blank and shock of that situation is very hard to get over from. I will give my example, when i was driving my two wheeler a man suddenly walked in front of the vehicle, my fault was that my headlights were off, but the street was well lit so it should not have been a problem but still the guy did not notice me, and that falls on me, and so when i saw i him it took me a second to realize i was gonna hit him, and i did, but thank god i got it together and hit the brakes or he would have been crushed. The man was a legend tho, he said nothing else other than to turn my headlights on, and walked off, true chad in my opinion. So yeah the sudden blank and shock of the situation just makes things worse

[@RAMPAGEig2949]

It's sad, but it's also very heroic of the driver to do that to avoid crashing

[@womp6338]

Use the hand brakes

[@Vin_Andrei]

I always remember how my mom used to drive, she is what I see as an actual defensive and fully aware driver. She drives both AT to MT and 4W to 10W, everytime she switches to a car she is unfamiliar with, she always tends to analyze the vehicle first. Her motto in driving is "Learn to adapt to the vehicle, and the vehicle will also adapt to you." Her reflexes are the best and her situational awareness is just astonishing. I prefer her to teach me driving than my father due to his reckless and impulsive handling of the steering wheel. Edited: Last Sentence

[@eneveasi]

Ha, nice your mom seems to get it! Smooth steering and defensive driving with situational awareness saves lives!!!

[@sharity3289]

Such a sweet young man to praise your mom as you do! Don't ever change!

[@ihaveatinywewee7513]

Have to admit, she's one in a million.. Most women I see driving can't even focus on DRIVING while they're talking. It's extremely scary and it pisses me off that anyone can get a license so easily. Very sad. There's almost no hope for humanity.

[@preranadas6741]

My dad said the same thing and have been applying that logic ever since I started driving on my own.

[@tweedpenguin712]

The brake and gas pedal are always in the same position. Your huge paragraph story was pointless.

[@tlmusic5196]

When you get employed by Toyota here in the uk, they play this recording to remind us of the importance of quality when building cars. This incident happened because of a very minor electrical defect that was overlooked while in production.

[@JKLyons]

@@jonstersmall2716 this reply helps no one

[@bornbrit7776]

When you get hired by the UAW, they play this and all the union workers laugh and say “so what”

[@savedbygrace5436]

@@JKLyons 🤣

[@prancerjohnponce6889]

it has nothing to do with toyota anyways. the driver could have simply downshift to neutral.

[@OAKofLIBERTY]

@@prancerjohnponce6889 Right?

[@vernonbosshard9317]

Simply push the gear selector into neutral, the engine rev limiter will limit the RPMs, you lose power to the wheels, and gain braking power.

[@goodzaa2023]

This is the best video I’ve ever watched!!!!

[@Volcanus670]

This is easily your best work yet. You should 100% consider giving longer videos more priority

[@storming.]

Thanks

[@dragos8984]

@@storming. he wasnt talking to you lmaoo

[@bippo1223]

@@dragos8984 ik

[@hotdogslayer4430]

@@storming. you're welcome

[@oraine5109]

@@hotdogslayer4430 happy birthday

[@du4lstrik3]

I had an old supercharged grand prix that had a sticky throttle body. One day I was going down the freeway and went to pass someone and when I let off the throttle, the car continued to accelerate. Fortunately I was able to shut it off and coast it to a stop, but man, losing control of a car in any way is extremely terrifying. Cars are great until they behave contrary to the commands you give them, then they can quickly turn into instruments of your demise. We take them for granted. Be careful out there folks.

[@LH-kz2nf]

Something similar happened to me in a carbureted monte carlo with cruise control. I switched the cruise control on and while it was on I came to a large hill in the road. To maintain the speed the cruise has to open the carb more. After I topped the hill the car never started slowing down. The acceleration continued as if I were still going up a hill. At 120mph I got on the brakes as hard as I could and switched the ignition off and was able to stop. I looked at it and found out when the cruise opened the carb to maintain the speed the linkage had gotten stuck so even though the cruise had backed off the the linkage caused the carb to still be open to far

[@Republic_Flight]

Underrated comment bro

[@karoluxas1141]

yeah, controling a car like this is as hard as aborting takeoff in a plane without brakes reverse thrust or spoilers, or controling it with differental engine thrust

[@RezChai]

Bro the car on the freeway was red and the crashed car was gray

[@lRedKill3r]

​@@RezChai read the description, those arent actual videos of the incident

[@hkvp9tactical418]

Huge F-350 pickup…I romp on it from a stop to merge into a “hole in traffic”. Let off the gas and it just kept accelerating. I’d recently vacuumed out the cab and didn’t re-attach the mat to its anchor and the mat was slid forward and depressing the accelerator.

[@LifeHecker]

I once pressed on the wrong pedal too!

[@LifeHecker]

I had a pedal error!

[@EZeePZee86]

He took himself and his family out to save complete strangers, I'm literally crying, what a true hero, even it was a mistake, ( i dont think for one minute it was )he could of smashed into all the others. RIP

[@austinthrowsstuff]

I guess? But running into the back of some cars would probably still have been a safer move for everyone

[@n1sugarbaby69]

It was even more crazy as you heard nobody in the car try to stop him from doing it which means everybody in that car had the same mindset of save these people we got to go sad oh my God I'm tearing up

[@honeylilies1]

@@austinthrowsstuff driving into a stopped intersection going 120 mph, are you fucking dumb. They could’ve killed as much as 2 other families. They are brave and selfless as fuck for sacrificing themselves.

[@erict3728]

So true. This man and his family deserve a ton of respect.

[@jackguess762]

He is a hero, but he would have died anyway he just saved others by going into the ditch

[@edwinnavarro3074]

The call: 0:17 The blame: 1:00 The deaths: 1:33 What went wrong: 2:05 Testing the brakes: 3:01 Why they crashed: 3:50 Pedal error: 4:31 Case closed? : 4:43 Test 2: 5:12 The end: 6:30 (Edit: I don't know why I did this I was bored and it toke me about 14 minutes to complete it.) Also mark is a legend for not killing the other people who just were on the road R.I.P bro. hope he's in heaven now.

[@auggiereloaded4621]

You realize you could click the description and hit show transcript and it shows this ?

[@edwinnavarro3074]

@@auggiereloaded4621 welp I just wasted my time.

[@DubuKkura]

@@auggiereloaded4621 but this was more concise

[@camiahkck]

@@edwinnavarro3074 Honestly u didn’t, the transcript shows time stamps every couple seconds. Urs is much better for pinpointing the different parts of the video :)

[@edwinnavarro3074]

@@camiahkck thanks.

[@olikasq]

Oh... That is really sad. Rest In Peace..

[@invertedRR]

Bro, I almost had a heart attack watching this.

[@Kibbuster]

I feel bad for the dispatcher. He had no idea what to do May that family rest In peace

[@jeffreyfodey6027]

Put the car in neutral

[@nikkosr888]

@@jeffreyfodey6027 well, that might work. But in a life and death situation when everyone is panicking, i don't think that they were able to think clearly.

[@Wasted117.]

@@jeffreyfodey6027 yeah I was thinking that. If you change to lower gear surley it'll make you stall

[@novanoir8309]

Even if they do, it's not guaranteed that they will make it. Identifying car position is already hard enough in that kind of situation, and that car move blazing fast make it harder to avoid anything in their path. But yeah I feel bad for the dispatcher, it must be hard to cope, i once heard story about dispatcher don't sleep for a week because of robbery gone wrong and whole family got killed and he heard what's going on, just can't wipe that out of your mind, dude got to bar and got shtfaced every night for a week until his boss convinced him to see therapist.

[@kathleenmuchka2559]

I think they should have a protocol for such instances.

[@SediasiOS]

This family deserves to be remembered for driving into a ravine instead of crashing into other cars and not killing other drivers. R.I.P to that family, they will be remembered and be not forgotten forever.

[@ljeans531]

If we are being honest, everyone may have survived if he went in the space inbewteen

[@HuskVr101]

or going neutral

[@WextraYT]

@hewan 💀

[@Matthewgb204]

@@ljeans531 I’ve literally never seen an intersection with enough space in between for another car

[@jonboy9734]

@@ljeans531 there were cars stopped at the intersection.

[@ANoah8]

Marks brother : WERE GONNA DIE dispatcher: ok (Rest in peace)

[@Nav-hw8vk]

This is why you shouldn’t use both feet for brake and accelerator because the left foot should remain rest and the brakes and accelerator should be controlled by your right foot. Always use your right foot to control the car and don’t do anything with your left foot

[@PhantomousBro]

Instead of accidentally killing other people he had to sacrifice his life and his family instead of killing a lot of people. He’s a hero and always should be remembered. Rest in peace. one thing he could of survived if he turned off car.

[@UnknownFlame201]

Full Cap

[@Gho5t8791]

@@UnknownFlame201 fr idk that this happened

[@PhantomousBro]

@@UnknownFlame201 wdym

[@UnknownFlame201]

@@PhantomousBro :)

[@PhantomousBro]

@@Gho5t8791 it strange

[@blake102989]

Hearing this instantly saddened me because I couldn’t even imagine how they felt those last seconds of their lives…

[@Whoshotyaa]

15 years later and This shit still pisses me tf off, Rip mark and to the family also ❤️🕊️🙏🏽

[@automation7295]

Blame the US driver education, people in the US are poorly trained.

[@julia.bodygrave]

Literally nobody me puts the car in park: 💀💀💀💀

[@le9038]

Imagine how many cars possibly have this powered assist problem and how long this problem has been in the cars for without us knowing it. This could have been happening for a very long time and we have never batted a eye until this incident.

[@ChrisOReilly]

No cars have it because as said, they were recalled...

[@SomcallmejameS]

@@ChrisOReilly unfortunately chris almost every modern car on the road has power assisted brakes. however as i understand it most have a one way valve in the system that prevents this problem.

[@barnlimeenthusiast7701]

@@ChrisOReilly it’s unrealistic to expect every single one to be taken off the road.

[@334ben10]

@@barnlimeenthusiast7701 facts i bet if we could get REAL ACTUAL numbers i bet that MAYBE half of them actually took their cars in when the recalls went out. Heck im guilty of it too. I still haven’t taken my Chrysler for the electrical problem recall and its been like 2 years since they said something

[@SharukhSaifi]

It’s not a problem it’s a feature

[@joshsozarkadventures1506]

This happened to me, but the brakes wouldn't stop me fast enough so instantly I put the vehicle into neutral pulled over and turned off the engine. It ended up being the accelerator cable that was frayed inside the outer tubing in which was replaced and it never happened again. So I know this feeling of anxiety you have to stay calm and remember there are many options. Stay safe!

[@shryseaauthornim454]

I don't understand why they didn't do the same. First you try to have a responsive accelerator pedal, then to slow down with break or by downing the gear ratio if it is not an automatic. Then like you, pulling the neutral position to disengage the motor from the pedal action and trying to brake again slowly with the pedal or the hand brake (slowly too) to decelerate without losing control. Why they didn't pull neutral position, even if the driver was panicking there were 3 other people in the car to reason him and it is not like they didn't have time to react since they had time to call 911 in the first place.

[@kathywilkins5546]

Everyone was panicking. That's why they died. Sorry for their family.

[@shryseaauthornim454]

@@kathywilkins5546 its weird though since they had enough selfcontrol to try the break pedal and to type 911 and explain the situation. How come the 911 Guy didn't right away told them to put the neutral position too is a mystery too

[@monguito]

The same thing happened to me, and I wanted to do the same, but the gear lever got stuck and the brakes didn't work, I applied the handbrake little by little and only then did I brake

[@joannaflowers5563]

That was very smart to put the vehicle in neutral. And a very good tip to remember. 👍

[@Will-Reiner]

Who are the people saying use in neutral? It’s an automatic car

[@UR_COCO]

That’s a Tesla

[@TimmyzTransitions]

1. Use your hand and unstuck the gas pedal. 2. Move your mat away and unstuck the gas pedal. 3. Turn off the engine and signal your way to safety. 4. Turn your gear on neutral and unstuck your gas pedal in a safe spot. 5. hold the brake and goodluck with the steering. (NOT RECOMMENDED AND ONLY AVAILABLE FOR DRIFTERS AND RISKERS.)

[@jakeplaysfe2maptest]

i just realized that Mark Saylor kept pressing on the brake nonstop, so the car got faster. but the fact he drove into a ditch to avoid others dying is what i call a hero. RIP Mark and his family.

[@Hagollow]

he could have turned it to neutral mode

[@Xer405]

​@hagollow1620 He didn't think of it at the time, and by the time the police got the call, it only lasted 17 seconds. Only enough time for a out of breath hurried panic before impact

[@TheGreyBird71]

@@Hagollownot enough time

[@Tuxves]

Cant you just rub against the motorway barrier? If not, then then we can use @hallogollow1620 ‘s idea and go into N gear.

[@Lxloncd2]

He deserved so much better why did god took him and his families they had so much time to live 😔

[@debbiekaren7058]

I remember this tragedy. I worked at the daughter’s grade school. The whole parish was in shock and grieved together.

[@7x779]

I'm really sorry and grieved to hear about this as well. And it's especially painful for me because I think about how all he or the passenger had to do was turn the key off and they could have pulled over and coasted to a stop. But the spirit of panic and fear overcame all of them, creating a true tragedy

[@user-vs2gf7vt8s]

Mark, may you and your family rest in peace. And i can't believe that you saved dozens of people's lives by sacrificing your own.

[@AstralMartian]

I think the brakes of Toyota are weaker than the engine

[@LittleLisaMa]

This is literally one of my worst nightmares. I'm in my 30s and I'll never forget when I got my first car at 17. It was my second day driving it and I was going to a store and when I pulled into a parking spot the brakes went down to the floor and I just kept going down a hill of mulch that went down to a 4 lane road. Thank God a bush stopped my car. I def could've pulled the e brake but I was inexperienced. I'm pretty sure it traumatized me a bit because to this day I have this fear of my car brakes just going.

[@dhgcrack3r111]

I drove my first car without breaks for about 2 weeks. Pretty fun

[@alizierny]

@@dhgcrack3r111 lol, me too, for 2 months!!! I was broke, didn't have money to fix it, so I just i used lower gears to slow down, kept distance and applied hand brake at the end slowly.

[@happiieee7881]

All women does it..its normal

[@Tat2d_Barbi_420]

I had something similar happen to me. I went to stop at a 🛑 and when I pushed my brakes they went to the floor. I could have either gone across the road & into an embankment OR cut my wheels & hit the ditch. I tried multiple times to stop the truck but it wasn’t stopping so I just slid my truck off the road into the ditch. Luckily I wasn’t on a very populated road but it was still terrifying nonetheless.

[@ADDMATTable]

@@alizierny jesus fuck xD

[@sumeetbeniwal6365]

Mark is a real hero for not thinking of his own life, but others and swerving off to avoid. R.I.P. to Mark and his whole family.

[@NitroBird22]

Certified Hero 😭

[@Gaming_lover418]

He could put the gear in p😢

[@xzotic2352]

@@Gaming_lover418That would not be a good idea. He should’ve put it in neutral

[@jennaaaa._]

im not even joking i dropped my jaw when he said he never stepped on the brakes

[@AshleyRivas-ix4mu]

It’s so kind how he decided to save other people’s live by crashing someone else rest in peace 🕊️

[@thighhighsenpaioof7423]

Hero or idiot? Shift the car to neutral, use your emergency brake, spin the car in circles, brain died during the heat of the moment

[@TheAilmam]

It's already done. Have sone respect. ​@@thighhighsenpaioof7423

[@stephenjerome7793]

It is absolutely stunning to me that the driver in that moment made the conscious decision to avoid hurting others even though it meant certain death. There may have been other possible solutions like putting the car in neutral and using the parking break but I don’t blame them because the human mind does not function well under intense stress.

[@MsRachaeI]

@SheepyNubs yes you can.

[@MsRachaeI]

Park brake would have burnt up at that speed. Best thing to do would be drop in neutral and slowly move left and right to slow it down

[@n_.i._n]

@@MsRachaeI even if that works that driver still wouldn’t think to do that because he’s focusing on something that makes things stop if you have a brake on them

[@Homeboy.]

I don’t understand why he didn’t turn off the car

[@MsRachaeI]

@SheepyNubs I’ve done it in automatic transmissions. It will go into neutral.

[@leeog481]

For those who don't know you can use a guard rail or the concrete barriers to slow down your vehicle you can also shift from drive to neutral, shutdown the engine in neutral and keep moving don't forget about your e brake try to use both breaks if you don't wanna drift

[@gregatron4528]

Turn the key off?

[@tbsquire7838]

True except for the last thing you want to do is shut the engine off while going 120. The steering wheel will lock in many cars and you will have no brake booster or power steering (in case the steering wheel doesn't lock). Just leave it in neutral . The engine is most likely shot either way and better for the engine to die than you

[@ImAyBeast]

@@tbsquire7838 you know while a vehicle is moving you don’t need power steering to steer a car .. I’ve had trucks shut off on me on the freeway due to mechanical issues and I’m able to steer until the truck comes to a complete stop

[@ceejay2855]

Yeah toss it in neutral and blow the motor.. None of this would have been an event if that one thing would have been done..

[@tony_117]

I was thinking of that too, like why didn’t they just use the e brake or shift into a different gear

[@suddenlyacat]

my car has an e brake and i have a note next to it and the gear shift. it reads “if unable to brake, pull the ebrake up until you stop”. may the family rest in peace, they saved so many lives by driving into the ditch.

[@josephjackson1956]

One time I accidentally hit the gas in my cat when I didn’t need to, because I was trying to hit the brake while pushing my car.

[@andromedahearme63]

You can hear him coming to terms with what was about to happen and then he did the most noble thing he could as his last act on this Earth.

[@dawsonholland2885]

Oh ya killing his family is super noble

[@wtfyouwant8374]

Throwing it in neutral and engaging a hand brake 🤔

[@sararummelTx]

To hear him say pray broke my heart

[@wakeupthisisntreal8168]

@@wtfyouwant8374 shut up

[@fairygodmomma2313]

@@sararummelTx so sad..

[@chadmcsuree2117]

Just to clear up something that a lot of people have brought up: 1. Why couldn’t he push the clutch in? 2. Why couldn’t he shift into neutral/park/reverse? 3. Why couldn’t he turn the engine off? 1. The car he was driving was a Lexus ES350 which only came in automatic(if I’m not wrong)so there was no clutch pedal. 2. The drive selector lever in most automatics doesn’t physically change the gears. It has to go through a computer which then makes the change. So the computer may have prevented him from shifting into neutral when the engine was revving at such high rpm to prevent him from damaging the transmission(because some idiots[presumably 18 year old kids trying to drag race with their mum’s ‘08 Corolla] damaged their automatic transmissions before by suddenly shifting from neutral to drive to ‘launch’ their car). 3. You had to hold down the engine start/stop button for 3 seconds to stop the engine to prevent someone accidentally/mischievously pressing the button and damaging the entire car. According to a NHTSA report, they put drivers in a similar situation and some tried to turn off the engine but did not know they had to hold it for 3 seconds. This was a rental and mark would not have known this.

[@MNGLD-do2kc]

This is an old car with a key ignition and old prndl shifter so if you put it into neutral it should either coast or blow up the engine

[@destoa5663]

but what about the handbrake?

[@theGamerzx3]

You can go from d to n (at least it should allow you since is a security feature) but not n to d at high rpm. And as allways, you can always use the e-brake, there is a reason the cars have it

[@lushomosibayumba9519]

xD neutral and let the engine blow up

[@dfsdh432v9]

put gear into neutral. HOW HE DID NOT KNOW THAT??? all Automatic transmission has physical connection to neutral.

[@Darkshadow_4456]

diver: how can i slow down this thing!! car: ! warning ! your about to crash

[@robertherrmann4823]

RIP to that family. I have a Lexus LX,2011, and wondered why the owners manual calls for the floor mats to be checked at every maintenance interval. Then one day I took the drivers side Weathertech floormat out for cleaning and when I replaced it, the front of the mat was on top of the gas pedal. Next time I drove it, the gas pedal stayed down after I took my foot off the gas. But the brakes worked fine, luckily. Lesson learned.

[@jimmyg4414]

I remember this, the “not hitting brakes” weren’t the issue. There were 911 calls that were released where the brakes were worn out by the people driving and emergency dispatchers telling them to hit their emergency brakes, which didn’t do much good either. Total fault of Toyota and subsequent investigations proved the same.

[@tannergill8367]

Can't you just shift into neutral and decelerate the car? That'll at leave give you a slight chance

[@krishsaxena9753]

@@tannergill8367 I was thinking the same thing

[@dfsdh432v9]

PUT INTO NEUTRAL😅

[@elpumice]

Turn the key and engine brake to a stop, no hurt pistons or valves from red lining in N

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

@@elpumice if you are in that kind of situation then pistons and valves are the least of your issues.

[@Abacadabraholmes]

I can't imagine how helpless these people were. So scary

[@wolfmannn2008]

More like clueless, harsh but truth. Putting it in neutral would have saved their life. If you try to brake against engine power you overheat the brakes and lose the battle.

[@Sneaky_Pirate]

@@wolfmannn2008 Exactly, apply E-brake, yank transmission into neutral or turn key off than find a slightly rougher surface to slow your speed if need be. With the brakes yea you can get what truckers get if you apply your brakes to long which is glazed brakes where it gets so smooth the brake pad just glides over the brake drums or plates. Heck even if the car was a diesel and had a runaway engine you can still take it out of gear and then either watch it burn or place something very thick and flexible over the intake to suffocate the engine.

[@Suggestion_Box_Full]

driver's fault now if the brakes failed that would have been a different story my brake line exploded on a cramped Ohio State campus side street going 40 miles an hour and I ripped my transmission out because I threw it in park and turned it off while it was still going blew through a couple stop signs almost to the guy on a bicycle and went up in a yard with a hill to get it to stop it was the single scariest thing in my life,but when I panic you loose ALL CONTROL.... in this case throwing it in neutral and breaking slowly would have stopped this from happening

[@Abacadabraholmes]

@@wolfmannn2008 agree 100%.

[@moonknight8693]

@@wolfmannn2008as there break padal wasn't responding and those old amt transmission you can't change you gear without slamming on break so they never had that chance to trun it into neutral

[@Game3rsArePross]

Mark Saylor: Our accelerators stuck! Police: okay

[@DLBverseVR]

It’s sad how people don’t think and just spam the gas

[@wayouttaherebaseball6860]

The guy truly is a hero. So sad that he couldn’t save his own life, but sacrificing his own to save others.

[@lexity3270]

Im not trying to be disrespectful to him (may he rest in peace) but how is he a hero

[@racksontheway659]

@@lexity3270 hes a hero for killing his entire family due to his stupidity lmfao. Couldnt pull the e brake and couldnt put the car in neutral

[@tsunamistrike8126]

@@lexity3270 because he saved other peoples life instead of taking his own

[@neptunegaming5938]

@Adam Overstreet fr

[@pestilencehyperd5675]

Why not just shift into neutral

[@shloimysilber2821]

This actually crazy! The same exact thing happened to my dad! He had to jump out the car. Fortunately he was only going 60 mph. He was hospitalized with serious injuries for a couple months but thankfully made it. Thanks for this video

[@saintlynnie4037]

only going 60?! that's still pretty fast to jump out of a vehicle at that speed. glad your dad made it. I can't imagine how terrifying that must've been

[@doublewide420]

Cvs gave my dad the wrong medicine and he passed out behind the wheel,he crossed the busiest intersection in NY at rush hour and miraculously didnt hit any cars.He jumped a curb and went 10ft in the air crashing through a fence and into tennis courts..He was hospitalized for a few days.

[@scrollingiswhatido0.o845]

@@doublewide420 I hope he didn’t get in trouble for that, cvs is at fault here.

[@joaootaviopanatta7026]

but in this situations cant you just turn de engine off and pull the handbreack

[@nickharnish]

@@doublewide420 I feel like I saw that on the news

[@GalaxiaGBYT]

The second they crashed It scared me since I once was in a car accident I’m even afraid of driving and can’t get the bad stuff out my head Rip those people :(

[@EjazRahman]

That’s a lot of money to pay the US government,like imagine you have to pay 2.5 billion dollars for 90 crashes