A Glasgow man has told of the horrific moment he was "kidnapped" by his electric car after the brakes malfunctioned - forcing him to run through red lights before crashing into a police van which hauled him to a stop.
Although, after forcing the car to a stop Brian said the car tried to keep moving when officers tried to move their own vehicle. A roadside repair mechanic later said they had "never seen" anything like it. "I managed to get around roundabout going at about 30mph, and and then had long road ahead of me, so I assumed it would stop without me accelerating - but it didn't. I have mobility issues, so I couldn't even jump out - I was completely trapped inside the car going at 30mph.
He said: "The car was just running away on its own, there was nothing I could do. When I dialed 999, they sent police to help and put some engineers on the line to try and solve the problem, and they were asking if it was a self-driving car. Police initially tried having Brian throw his electronic key through their van window before driving off - but this failed to disengage the engine. After that, they tried to get Brian to forcibly shut off the engine by pressing the power button three times, which also failed.He then was asked to hold the power button for over two seconds, which also failed to stop the car. Police then decided to get Brian to crash into the back of their van before he got into a more built up area.
"After I got out though, they tried moving their van and the car kept going - so they had to sit with the van there for ages until the RAC got there. I still have no idea what happened, but when the RAC got to me about three hours later he plugged in the car to do a diagnostic check and there was pages of faults.
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