One thing that's really interesting: this is impossible to do in a standard transmission (once you've been driving one for a while). The emergency procedure for

One thing that's really interesting: this is impossible to do in a standard transmission (once you've been driving one for a while). The emergency procedure for a manual is to use the brake while putting the transmission in neutral, which will make the car stop forward acceleration no matter which pedal you had your foot on in the first place.