A man is racking up millions of views after posting a video teaching users exactly what to do if their car goes out of control.
Aaron Brown shared the video on his TikTok profile. She began by saying that she had recently received news that a childhood friend had died in a car accident because her car kept accelerating without stopping.
“This made me very sad because I know if I had been in that car, she would still be alive. So I want to say what you can do to survive if your vehicle becomes uncontrollable,” Brown said.
“If your car’s accelerator sticks, if the pedal gets stuck, don’t try to turn the steering wheel. The engine is out of control. It’s accelerating for no reason. The transmission isn’t.”
“If you have an out-of-control car, to save your life, hold the gear lever and put it in neutral. The engine will continue to rev at full speed, do what it wants and not send power to the wheels,” he instructed.
Only when the vehicle starts to slow down can you press the brake, pull over and turn off the car. “Please do not try to drive an uncontrollable, accelerating vehicle. You will die,” Brown added.
His video has already accumulated over 19 million views and more than 3 million likes, as well as thousands of comments thanking Brown for his valuable advice, while others took the opportunity to share their own tips.
“Important to note that the engine will become extremely loud as soon as you put it in neutral. This is ‘normal’ in this situation,” one TikTok user advised. “Do not turn off the car until it has come to a complete stop. If you turn it off, you will lose the ability to steer, as the power steering will not work,” warned another user.
It is rare for a vehicle to lose control in this way, and this phenomenon generally occurs with older, poorly maintained diesel engines. But just because it’s rare doesn’t mean mechanical failures like this can never happen.
Most automotive experts agree with Brown’s advice. Putting it in neutral, waiting for the car to slow down and then stopping it and turning it off is the safest way out of this situation.
“His death is very tragic and I just wanted to share this so that maybe someone sees it and learns how to save their life. It only takes two seconds: holding the gear lever and putting it in neutral,” Brown concluded.
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