ry ▁SE ▁V 6 ▁with ▁a ▁pur pos ely ▁stuck ▁wide - open ▁thro tt le . ▁ ▁Their ▁tests ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁car ' s ▁bra kes ▁could ▁override ▁a ▁stuck ▁acceler ator ▁and ▁bring ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁a ▁stop . ▁Although ▁the ▁transmission ▁down shift ed ▁and ▁the ▁engine ▁continued ▁to ▁prop el ▁the ▁car , ▁stopping ▁distance ▁compared ▁" f avor ably ▁to ▁a ▁normal ▁pan ic ▁stop ▁on ▁wet ▁as ph alt ." ▁Edmund s . com ▁did ▁note ▁that ▁switching ▁to ▁neutral ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁option , ▁given ▁that ▁average ▁drivers ▁may ▁not ▁press ▁the ▁bra kes ▁as ▁firm ly , ▁and ▁l ighter ▁press es ▁will ▁simply ▁wear ▁the ▁bra kes ▁down . ▁The ▁German ▁Commission ▁on ▁Techn ical ▁Comp liance ▁( T Ü V ) ▁of ▁Rhein land ▁also ▁tested ▁the ▁stopping ▁distance ▁of ▁Toy ota ▁i Q , ▁Ay go , ▁Y aris , ▁Aur is , ▁Vers o , ▁Av ensis ▁and ▁R AV 4 ▁models . ▁With ▁the ▁acceler ator ▁pur pos ely ▁jam med ▁to ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁maximum ▁speed , ▁each ▁vehicle ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁bra ke ▁safely ▁to ▁a ▁halt . ▁The ▁T Ü V ▁find ings ▁indicated ▁that ▁each ▁model ▁met ▁the ▁legal ▁requirements ▁for ▁dec eler ation ▁and ▁stopping ▁distances , ▁and ▁that ▁all ▁Toy ota ▁models ▁tested ▁had ▁bra kes ▁which ▁could ▁override ▁a ▁stuck ▁acceler ator . ▁ ▁Anti - lock ▁bra ke ▁software ▁recall ▁On ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1