Really ?

[KKOB]

Is it just me that's being a bit of a sceptic about this story ?

He had time to phone the Police during the "ordeal".

Then he also had time to phone Ford Australia to ask them what he should do.

Wasn't there a similar case a few years ago on the M1 in the UK involving a Scania truck that turned out to be a case of "attention seeking" by the driver ?

Horror ride for driver stuck in 50mph cruise control for 30 minutes in slow traffic | Mail Online

:hmm: :roundgrin:hmm:

 

[wesaaron]

I think most cars would stop fairly quickly by standing on the brakes in a situation like this and also the ignition key should have switched the engine off no problem.

I was going to sugest that the driver "froze" but this doesent seem to be the case as he seemed to have the presence of mind to do various other things.

Having said all that the Ford Explorer was available a few years ago in the UK and I remember at the time reading about some similar incidents happening where the drivers could not slow the vehicle down.