[Dr. Sivana]

wouldn’t lay the “idiot” jacket on her just yet. It’s possible (but not likely) there could have been mechanical issues.

Not at 80 mph in a residential neighborhood. I have had total brake failure and loss of steering from a failed tie rod. In either case you let off the gas, use emergency brake and/or down shift, etc. In the even that she was going 80mph due to a stuck accelerator, brakes and shifting into neutral would be options.

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” use emergency brake “

No such thing as an “emergency” brake. The parking brake is more likely to cause the vehicle to spin and flip at that speed