Brakes are more powerful than the engine, normally
I believe that on a standard factory built car, the brakes will always be able to overpower the engine specifically for problems like this. Even if it's an auto with a stupidly powerful engine, returning the car to it's normal state should be possible.
(stimpy, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:43, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Yes, although
if you're going fast enough, brake fade kicks in.

But, that said, modern engine management systems should cut the power when you hit the brakes, to cope with just this situation.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:44, Reply)

frankly, if they had time to accelerate to that speed
and call 911 then he could have got a passenger to take the wheel, grabbed the pedal in his hands and wrenched the fucker up from the floor.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:48, Reply)