Bad experience for a Chinese motorist after his car’s cruise control stalled and he was forced to drive for two hours at a speed of 126 km / h on a highway, Asiaone reports.
Cruise Control blocked Chinese forced to drive for 2 hours at 126 km per hour
The driver nicknamed Xie managed to avoid colliding with other road users thanks to the joint efforts of the police, who cleared the road ahead of him, and a automotive engineer who transmitted the instructions on a cell phone. The information does not say what the car was, but still the problem is with the cruise control not disengaging when the driver tried to reduce speed and engage neutral gear.
The man behind the wheel made several desperate attempts to slow down, then called the police and said, “Hi, I’m going to 126 km / h with cruise control, but the brakes don’t work. I can’t turn it off. I think I will die “.
The policeman who answered his call, on the other hand, did his best to calm the panicked motorist, while at the same time his colleagues started clearing the road in front of the car that kept driving. 126 km / h. The problem in this case are the toll booths through which the car can pass. The agents eventually escorted the car down a steep stretch of the highway where, with the help of an automotive engineer who gave instructions on his cell phone, the vehicle was stopped.
It is not clear what caused it the jamming of the car’s cruise control, but after his test ended, Xie speculated that it may have been some milk tea he poured just before the car lost control. The incident caused a heated discussion on social networks, and what happened was most often compared to the movie “Speed” of the 90s, in which Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock had to deal with the same problem.
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Stuck Cruise Control forced a driver to drive for two hours at 126 km
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