This HAPPENED TO ME. In my old Toyota. A 1989 Toyota Corolla. It happened a lot but the worst incident was on the 5 South. The car surge UPHILL and wouldn't stop. I put on my hazards, made my way over to the emergency lane and shut off my ignition. Luckily, I was already in the lane because the wheel locked up. I just coasted to a halt. It was TERRIFYING.

Every car I have ever owned had brakes strong enough to overpower the engine. I've never owned a Corolla, but I have owned some pretty powerful cars. Also, there is a gear position called NEUTRAL that will dis-engage the engine from the drive train.

If you turn the key to acc, (instead of off,) the steering wheel doesn't lock up. Not that that is something that occurs to you when you are in a panic situation, but...

I couldn't force it into neutral. It was a stick shift. And it was stuuuuckkk.

Exactly, Matthew. I thought I kept my head as best as I could.

And it occurs to me that this reminds me of rape culture.

Blame the victim, not THE FUCKING CAR THAT GHOST ACCELERATES.

Couldn't you just push in the clutch? Pushing in the clutch takes the torque off the transmission, thereby letting you shift to neutral. At the very least you could hold the clutch in till you stopped. I must admit I've never had this happen to me, but it seems there must be something you could do.

Nope. I'd push the clutch and the rpm's would rev like the engine was about to explode.

I did the only thing I could do.