Not sure . I bought mine from him right before I challenged the Elite Four . I hadn ' t even set foot in that building prior to then , so I can ' t say if it ' s only something you can do later or not . <| sep |> RIP labor movement <| sep |> Ah , fair enough . Well . I ' m still convinced . There is no other explanation . <| sep |> It ' d be a nearly impossible failure . It would be a very easy failure , actually . You ' d need only a catastrophic failure of the software to do it . Every system necessary for this to happen , as well as for the log results we have , is run through the same point The ECU . And if its software shits the bed in a catastrophic way this is what happens . the sensor is on the brake pedal The physical location of the sensor is irrelevant . The data from that sensor travels first to the ECU , then from there to everywhere else that wants it . If the ECU is malfunctioning there is no guarantee the data on pedal positions recorded by the black box is trustworthy . Add up the odds of the brakes also failingIt ' s a complete coinflip , 5050 , whether or not the brake pads will work in this situation . They ' re not designed for these speeds to begin with , factor in 160200 HP running uncontrolled in the nose and it ' s as likely they burn up and fail as they actually stop the car . so short of the brake pedal assembly falling apart on a fairly new car at exactly the same time the throttle by wire system broke in the exact way you ' d design to he impossible . If I designed the car this would have been impossible on the basis that the throttle wouldn ' t have gone through the computer at all , rather it would have used the reliable cable that ' s been in use since the dawn of automobiles , the shift lever would be physically connected to the valve body on the transmission via mechanical linkages , there would have been a triedandtrusted ignition key that could power the entire system down when turned to ' off ', and the brakes would have been designed to work under grueling race conditions at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe regardless of whether or not the car would ever be taken there . AKA it wouldn ' t happen if I had the chance to design the car , because the single failure pointThe software in the ECU wouldn ' t exist . The engine could run away all it damn well pleased and there ' d be numerous alternatives the driver would have available to regain control of the car and bring it to a safe , controlled stop . They would be able to disengage it from the drive wheels , they would be able to turn the entire electrical system off , they would have brakes on the car that without a shadow of a doubt wouldn ' t even notice the task of stopping the car despite the engine roaring out of control . and the damned thing wouldn ' t run away in the first place because of a computer glitch on account of the computer having no way to activate the throttle beyond modifying idle speed . Realistically this guy ' s dead because he kept his foot on the gas pedal . Accidental or on purpose is probably only for him to know . You ' d have a point if it wasn ' t for the 999 call , over which the car beeping at him as he tries and fails to shut it down can be heard . If someone ' s going to commit suicide by ramming a truck at 94 MPH they ' re not going to call 999 for help with regaining control of a runaway car and they ' re not going to try to shut the car off minutes before impact .