[Zuben Elgenubi]

Ah let's see. The guy accelerates uncontrollably to 90 mph but has the coordination to phone the police. The police (doing 200 mph I guess) catch up and pass him, physically slowing the auto down.

He never thinks of turning off the ignition to shut down all systems.

[Blueflag]

While I absolutely believe this is a hoax, I can tell you that you can’t necessarily just “turn off” a Prius.

I had one as a rental car, and the first time I drove it, I couldn’t be sure how to get it into the equivalent of “PARK”, how to turn it off, and how/when to remove the ‘key’.

BUT if you have driven one for a while, you know what to do.