It sounds amazing, but it's true! A driver was forced to... drive for six hours on a motorway because his car malfunctioned.
The problem happened in one of the modern cars, which are loaded with dozens of electronic comfort, safety and assistance systems that exist to make our lives easier. Yet despite the leaps and bounds that technology has progressed in recent years, modern cars still have technical problems that can even be fatal for the driver, passengers and other people on the road.
For example, tragic could be the outcome for the Chinese driver of a large capacity vehicle, who encountered one of the most... bizarre problems anyone could.
Specifically, while driving on a highway in China, an SUV driver encountered an unusually unpleasant and very dangerous surprise when he tried to exit the highway to reach his destination.
Specifically, the driver realized - thankfully - that he could not disable the cruise control of his car, which he had set at 100 km/h (62 mph)./In fact, he was surprised to find that not only could he not override the cruise control via the brake pedal, but he could not even slow down since the braking system did not respond to his commands.
His reaction
Despite the anxiety that anyone in his position would have felt, the Chinese driver managed to remain calm and call the police to inform them of the dangerous situation he was facing.
The Chinese authorities responded by setting up a major operation, which included police cars escorting the SUV driver on his uncontrolled route, while leading the way to keep the road clear.
In an effort to find a solution to stop the SUV safely, the Chinese traffic police also contacted the car's manufacturer.
In fact, in an effort to find a solution to stop the SUV safely, the Chinese traffic police also contacted the car's manufacturer. After several attempts, none of the suggestions were able to provide a solution to the problem and disable the cruise cotnrol.
Accompanied by Chinese traffic police patrols and after a total of five hours of driving, the driver was finally able to stop safely when his vehicle finally ran out of gas.
Source: in.gr
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