[justlurking]

was told by a Freeper that being a hybrid makes a Prius not like other cars and it may not go into neutral. Something about vacuum lines or such.

The Prius will shift into neutral just fine. All of the accessories are electrically powered anyway (including the power steering, air conditioning, etc.) because the engine automatically shuts down when stopped at intersections.

[skeeter]

All of the accessories are electrically powered anyway (including the power steering, air conditioning, etc.) because the engine automatically shuts down when stopped at intersections.

Isn't there an emergency 'off' button for the electric motor? Assuming that was the mode of propoulsion during the incident?