"Driving through the mountains with a friend, I was very low on gas. The car was chugging and sputtering as it ran off the last fumes. I knew it was all downhill to the next town and I could probably make it to the outskirts if I turned the engine off and just coasted in neutral.

For some reason, I took the keys out of the ignition after turning it off. This locked the steering wheel and there was a sharp turn coming up with nothing beyond it but space for free-fall. Once I realized what I had done I tried to get the key back in, dropped them of course, and so I slammed on my non-powered brakes as hard as I could, and barely stopped in time. My friend thought I was just messing with him, he didn’t realize the keys were out and that I couldn’t steer."

-LlsworthToohey