"I agree, except how about put it in NEUTRAL first, pull over and stop, THEN worry about shutting it off.

Turning off the key could lock the steering wheel if you turned it all the way. That could be bad, especially if you're already going faster than you intended. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />"

>>>*That's a good point, plus it would also make a real nice test for new Toyota engine quality. The instinct to turn the key is all the way of course, that would be a mistake if in motion.

The real problem is that if it crops up unexpectedly, surprise causes a certain percentage of the population to panic and freeze.

I know that when it happened to me my first reaction was to apply the brakes, quite ineffective on that machine. Then since the kill switch is on the steering flange, my thumb flicked it which was pure instinct. I still ran off the end of the track. It's confusion first, then panic, that makes it hard to think...I can understand how it could happen, darn shame though when someone loses their life, yet so easily avoided. .. Toyota seems to be owning up to the problem, which is good.......*EB