Watching Fox News a few days ago and they were discussing the Toyota "sudden acceleration" recall. Toyota says it's the floor mats, while owners/experts are saying it's the "fly by wire" throttle controller.
Reporter was discussing the (San Diego) case of the off-duty CHP officer and his family that died when their Toyota/Lexus accelerated to 120+ and crashed into another car at a freeway off-ramp. Driver's brother, in the back seat, had time to call 9-1-1 and describe the problem they were having before the crash. Apparently, it wasn't sudden.
After reading the story, I wondered why an experienced CHP officer wouldn't know to turn off the ignition to slow/stop the vehicle? I know the new Toyota/Lexus have a push-button start, so not sure how that works come time to turn it off.
Nonetheless, the reporter tells the entire world "DO NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION. IT WILL RENDER YOUR STEERING AND BRAKES USELESS"
I say BS. You will still have steering/brakes, and your vehicle won't be accelerating.
Bad advice on behalf of the reporter?