Car jammed at 200 km/h.

[Guest Gumballthechewy]

Turn off ignition? Put in neutral? If manual...push in clutch?

(And another damn good reason people should drive manuals)

[Common sense]

The best he could of done is shoft into first gear or 1 on a standard, moved his car side to side to create more friction, going up hill of possible, if there were any guard rails he could of grinded along then to create friction (they are pear shaped so only your wheels touch), used e brake if possible, and drove on gravel or dirt if it was there.

[Armada]

Some of you would have been dead if you tried what you suggested.

[JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo]

As a child of the 80's I never thought I'd live to see a Renault capable of 200kph.

[SkeeterHansen]

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far better than keep going at 200kph with no brakes, risk murdering people.

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[WHL rocks]

That's a good way to blow the engine, but at least you would be stopped.

[Guest Gumballthechewy]

Blow the engine? Who gives a damn about the stupid engin. Better blown up engine than me spattered across the French countryside.

In that situation I'm praying the engine blows.

[DeNiro]

I think he did the right thing considering he's still alive.

Pretty much everything mentioned in this thread likely would have made things end alot worse.

[Mr.DirtyDangles]

Brakes weren't working anyway...allow you to coast to a stop and/or apply e-brake. There's not much power assist in steering at that speed either. Besides I have little trouble turning wheels with ignition off at a complete stop. Apparently I have the "strength of 10 men" Sounds to me like you could use some work at the gym.

[mpt]

I challenge you to turn off the ignition even at 50km or less even and tell me how easy it is to steer, try to pull over to the shoulder . If you own a compact then disregard

[fagin]

I challenge you to turn off the ignition even at 50km or less even and tell me how easy it is to steer, try to pull over to the shoulder . If you own a compact then disregard

[Mr.DirtyDangles]

I've done that before at over 80 km, if your car was running before you still have easy steering. It's only when it's been off for a while, same goes for the brakes

Neutral and apply emergency brakes gradually would of likely been the safest approach. Who cares about the motor the dealer will be paying for it

[nucklehead]

........Have a difficult time believing any idiot would turn off the ignition.My vehicles range from a 1970 XJ6 to an 1989 & 1996 GMC truck.....My point is, irrelevant of year turn off the ignition and the steering lock activates......instant death !

[Jaimito]

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........Have a difficult time believing any idiot would turn off the ignition.My vehicles range from a 1970 XJ6 to an 1989 &amp; 1996 GMC truck.....My point is, irrelevant of year turn off the ignition and the steering lock activates......instant death !

[fagin]

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equally stupid to let the car accelerate to 200kph without any way to slow down. Was there any brakes at all? Could he have downshifted one gear?

better instant death than killing someone else.

in this case, he shouldn't be driving in the first place. Enough idiots on the streets, don't need physically challenged people on the road to add to the carnage.

[hudson bay rules]

[BurnabyJoe]

Nice that it had a happy ending.

I would of have ???? nailed it as well!

[fagin]

Not when it's in gear. You guys don't know what you're talking about. You can still steer and brake but it will take all your might. In adrenaline mode it will be easier. This is absolutely the right thing to do.

[DeNiro]

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equally stupid to let the car accelerate to 200kph without any way to slow down. Was there any brakes at all? Could he have downshifted one gear?

better instant death than killing someone else.

in this case, he shouldn't be driving in the first place. Enough idiots on the streets, don't need physically challenged people on the road to add to the carnage.

[Lancaster]

A vehicle that couldn't slow down....?

http://youtu.be/dsA4FnwrR7E