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* Played with in LethalWeapon. [=McAllister=] and his driver escape in a car through an alley, only for the driver to be shot dead by Murtagh. [=McAllister=] desperately attempts to take the wheel, but is thwarted when the car is hit by a bus and ultimately destroyed by a live grenade in the back seat.

* A space example of this happens to Racetrack in ''BattlestarGalactica''.
* ''{{House}}'' frequently approaches this trope, although the characters usually have become unconscious or lost muscle control. In season 2, for example, two consecutive episodes ("Need to Know" and "Distractions") started with the main patient driving a vehicle and dramatically hitting the accelerator at a key moment from their illnesses.

* The subway train in the film ''{{Speed}}''. The opposite effect of a real deadman's switch, which would stop the train.

* NewPoliceStory had a driver that, when killed, not only slammed on the gas but certainly swerved to maximize damage and drama.

* Played with in LethalWeapon. [=McAllister=] and his driver escape in a car through an alley, only for the driver to be shot dead by Murtagh. McAllister desperately attempts to take the wheel, but is thwarted when the car is hit by a bus and ultimately destroyed by a live grenade in the back seat.

* Played with in LethalWeapon. [=McAllister=] and his driver hot-wheel through an alley, only for the driver to be shot dead by Murtagh. McAllister desperately attempts to take the wheel, but is thwarted when the car is hit by a bus and ultimately destroyed by a live grenade in the back seat.

* Played with in LethalWeapon. [=McAllister=] and his driver hot-wheel through an alley, only for the driver to be shot dead by Riggs. McAllister desperately attempts to take the wheel, but is thwarted when the car is hit by a bus and ultimately destroyed by a live grenade in the back seat.

* Played with in LethalWeapon. McAllister and his driver hot-wheel through an alley, only for the driver to be shot dead by Riggs. McAllister desperately attempts to take the wheel, but is thwarted when the car is hit by a bus and ultimately destroyed by a live grenade in the back seat.

In real life there is the DeadManSwitch on some vehicles that acts as a [[FailsafeFailure fail-safe]] if the operator is incapacitated. In cars and buses this fail-safe is that the accelerator pedal hinge is spring-loaded, so that it requires constant pressure to hold it down. No such luck in the TV-Verse. As far as this trope is concerned, getting into a car means [[{{Pun}} you've got one foot in the grave.]]

* ''LiveAndLetDie''. JamesBond's driver gets shot with a dart that causes exactly this reaction. Of course, it presumably was a kind of poison with specific plot-related symptoms.

* ''{{Call Of Duty}}'': ''{{Modern Warfare 2}}'' has your character briefly steering a car from the passenger seat because the driver was shot and apparently [[RagdollPhysics ragdolled]] onto the accelerator. Bit of a subversion as the driver lives, he just wounded.
** Are you talking about [[spoiler: Rook]] in "The Enemy of My Enemy"? [[spoiler: Price]] clearly says that he's dead.

* The driver of a car is disabled by an object falling off of a truck in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgKMK_t1S1M this episode]] of Rescue911 and his car continues driving.

* How Detective Range dies in ''GhostTrick''. [[spoiler: The high-pitched squeal of the ladybug's destruction knocks him unconscious and his van plows through a plate-glass window into a restaurant.]] Don't worry, you fix it.

** Are you talking about [[spoiler: Rook]] in "The Enemy of My Enemy"? [[spoiler: Price]] clearly says that he's dead.

In real life there is the DeadManSwitch on some vehicles that acts as a [[FailsafeFailure fail-safe]] if the operator is incapacitated. In cars and buses this fail-safe is that the accelerator pedal hinge is spring-loaded, so that it requires constant pressure to hold it down. No such luck in the TV-Verse. As far as this trope is concerned, getting into a car means [[IncrediblyLamePun you've got one foot in the grave.]]

* The Subway in ''{{Superman}} IV: The Quest for Peace''. The fact that there is no preventive measure for such a thing here makes Big Blue's speech about public transportation being the safest way to travel, slightly comical.

* The driver of a commuter train in Australia suffered an apparent heart attack and died. He didn't fall out of his seat, and was heavy enough that the weight of his leg kept enough pressure on the pedal which controlled the dead-man's switch to prevent it from tripping, causing the train to go out of control and crash.

* ''LiveAndLetDie''. James Bond's driver gets shot with a dart that causes exactly this reaction. Of course, it presumably was a kind of poison with specific plot-related symptoms.

* ''District9.'' Wikus, in full PoweredArmour, manages a [[BoomHeadshot headshot]] on the mercenary driver of a car charging towards him. Somehow, having his [[YourHeadAsplode head liberally splattered all over the car's interior]] doesn't stop the Mercenary from putting all of his remaining weight on the pedal, resulting in Wikus getting knocked over by the speeding car.