So your car happens to be part of the recall and Toyota’s taking too long to fix your car. Paranoid that your pedal will get stuck (and you’ll die in an anecdote) but can’t leave your car at home?

Toyota’s already shopping the reinforcement parts to fix the throttle pedal issue but dealerships will only be able to start repairs by the weekend. So for the mean time, take caution if you need to take your Toyota out.

A Toyota certified technician informs CNN of a few simple steps to help you deal with a stuck pedal in your Toyota.

1. Shift the transmission to neutral
2. Turn off the ignition switch
3. Apply the brakes and pull over

Take note that the power steering also cuts off if the engine’s cut off so expect the steering to get heavy when you do so. If your car happens to have a starter button instead of keys, just press on the button for more than 3 seconds to cut the power.

Might not be the perfect stop-gap measure but it sure beats the heck out of dying in twisted metal.

Source: CNN