More importantly WHY was there a NEED to turn off the engine in the first place?
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> > >
> > > Another of these little MOWING MACHINES runs out of control. My take
> > > on the issue is that Toyota sends the engineers with the highest IQ to
> > > work at Lexus, while those with very low IQ are assigned to Toyota. >
> > It's looking like an even lower IQ is required to purchase a Prius. >
> > It "jumps" to 94 mph before this idiot figures out how to stop it,
> > instead wasting his time on the phone.
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> > Jumps, indeed. Incredible.
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> From the article:
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> "After the car decelerated to about 50 mph, Sikes turned off the
> engine and coasted to a halt."
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> Any reason he couldn't turn the engine off below 50 mph?
correction... any reason he couldn't turn the engine off ABOVE 50 mph?