1. I explicitly mentioned to do it only as long as it was legal and safe to do so. 2. The post is about three test rides. Sure he may have had a destination to

1. I explicitly mentioned to do it only as long as it was legal and safe to do so. 2. The post is about three test rides. Sure he may have had a destination to reach at the same time, but he was testing. 3. It probably wasn't a life or death situation the way it was written. "The car would have figured itself out eventually" does not sound immediately life threatening. 4. There's no basis for "the car would have figured itself out eventually". I felt the bits I quoted came off a bit too hand wavey for something that is labeled a test. Either don't include it at all, or see what actually happens (within reason).