To be honest I wouldn't have known what to do.
But then I'm not a state trooper and I've only been driving for 6 years.
( girlinthehole, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:26, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

But even so
I'd like to think that you'd at least try to brake, instinctively. Or perhaps dip the clutch? OK, the US car was probably an auto but that makes it easy to knock into neutral.

With a powerful Lexus, the engine would be pretty strong, but braking would at least slow it a bit.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:29, Reply)

Over a certain rev limit
it's not possible to change from D-N.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:58, Reply)

Even if you're braking?
Surely that's a more dangerous issue than floor mats.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:59, Reply)

If you think about the amount of times
a sane person would want to shift from Drive to Neutral at high speed/revs, it doesn't surprise me that it's like that.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 10:17, Reply)

I don't see the problem though
My car has a six speed manual gearbox. If I want to drive at some silly speed and knock it out of gear, I can.

I don't, in general, but I could if I wanted to, with no ill effects.

OK, automatics work differently. But even American autos aren't driven exclusively by fuckwits, so why can't you do it?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 10:26, Reply)