Scuse me, but I'm with gnu here. Can someone link me to some kind of in-depth story where I can understand what happened with the guy in the "Wild Prius?"

Prius goes wild...........right..............

Perhaps he could have shifted to neutral as gnu suggested? Would the Raging Prius not shut off with the ignition switch?

Runaway Kenworth down Monteagle? ......okay..........

Peterbilt loses brakes on Jellico? ...........yeah.....happens......

Raging Prius? Okay....I know they have no key and it could be that both the ignition and trans are computer driven and will only operate under certain conditions.....But I haven't found a valid source anywhere to confirm that.    I find it hard to believe there is absolutely no way to shut this thing down or put it into a lower gear if not neutral.....something.........The brake ECM override on the Prius is designed to shutdown the car after a certain pressure is applied to the brake pedal. I dunno'........there might be some mechanical possibilities but there might be a few human ones as well. I fiound this over on an owner's club chat forum about this Sikes character with the Kung-Fu Prius:

1. He sounded extremely distraught and incoherent for 23 minutes on the 911 tape. Yet, he regained his composure remarkably quickly. Reported by 10 News, he appeared at a news conference quickly after the freeway incident Monday and also spoke to reporters Tuesday at his Toyota dealership, where his car was towed. He appeared to be very comfortable during these TV interviews. I don't know any normal person who could appear that comfortable on TV after a 23-minute long harrowing, death-defying experience.

2. He won the $55,000 in the lottery and was selected to participate in a California lottery TV game show.

3. He owns a "pornographic" web site venture called "Adult Swing Club" (Google it if you aren't easily offended. I did, and it raised my eyebrows). He filed for bankruptcy in 2008.

4. He reported two burglaries totaling $59,000 that turned out to be unlikely (no evidence was generated that he actually owned the lost possessions).

5. He was wearing a jacket with a Corvette Owners Club of San Diego emblem on it. A very fast GM car. Other than Hummer, a Corvette is about as anti-Prius as you can get.

6. Most people that are 61 years old learned to drive a manual transmission. Most people of that age instinctively know what Neutral is and how it truly affects the automobile.

7. He had a possible motive of retaliation for being turned away by his Toyota dealer when he received a recall notice and took the Prius to Toyota of El Cajon about two weeks ago, but the dealership refused to examine the car, saying it was not on the recall list.

Hard to tell what really happened but..........


Spaw