Brakes not the only way to stop a car

Recently in Newark, an SUV supposedly accelerated out of control, ran several blocks at high speed, vaulted into the air and crashed through the window of a house, all while the driver attempted to stop the car by stomping on the brakes (“Uninvited guest at Newark home,” Dec. 10).

Why don’t people ever think about stopping the car by just moving the shift lever into neutral, or better yet, just turning off the ignition?

James Beckman, Great Meadows