On Mar 12, 11:19*am, wrote:
On Mar 12, 11:03*am, wrote:

On Mar 12, 10:28*am, wrote:

But what I was responding to here was someone making a post saying
that they had scene reports that the transmissions were actually
designed so that they could not be shifted into neutral while
moving. * I have surely haven't seen that and would like to see a link
if the person has it.

There are several instances of this being stated on answers.yahoo.com:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...153AAXey3Phttp...
...to name a few.

Yes, I know that's not exactly an authoratative source of information
but it's the best I can find. I tend to give some credence to
consistent intelligent-sounding responses. I take them with fewer
grains of salt.

Good grief. *Not exactly an authoratative source? * *In yahoo answers
anyone can post anything. * Those threads are nothing but pure
speculation without a single reference to any credible source of
info. *And besides that, it simply makes no sense. * Why the hell
would anyone purposefully design a tranny so that it could not be
shifted into neutral while driving? * Engines today with electronic
controls have rev limiters that would prevent the engine from over
revving. * Plus, I don't recall hearing reports about cars blowing up
all over the place because they can be put into neutral. *What about
all the manual tranny cars?

Here's the latest news on the San Diego runaway Prius guy, from Fox:

On Monday, James Sikes called 911 to report that he was behind the
wheel of an out-of-control Toyota Prius going 94 mph on a freeway near
San Diego. Twenty-three minutes later, a California Highway Patrol
officer helped guide him to a stop, a rescue that was captured on
videotape.

Since then, it's been learned that:

— Sikes filed for bankruptcy in San Diego in 2008. According to
documents, he was more than $700,000 in debt and roughly five months
behind in payments on his Prius;

— In 2001, Sikes filed a police report with the Merced County
Sheriff's Department for $58,000 in stolen property, including
jewelry, a digital video camera and equipment and $24,000 in cash;

— Sikes has hired a law firm, though it has indicated he has no plans
to sue Toyota;


— Sikes won $55,000 on television's "The Big Spin" in 2006, Fox40.com
reports, and the real estate agent has boasted of celebrity clients
such as Constance Ramos of "Extreme Home Makeover.