MORRISON, Colo. -- What's it feel like to be behind the wheel of a car with a stuck gas pedal? According to Toyota's website dealing with sticking accelerator pedals, these are the suggested methods to stop your car:

If you need to stop immediately, the vehicle can be controlled by stepping on the brake pedal with both feet using firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the brake pedal as it will deplete the vacuum utilized for the power brake assist.

Shift the transmission gear selector to the Neutral (N) position and use the brakes to make a controlled stop at the side of the road and turn off the engine.

If unable to put the vehicle in neutral, turn the engine OFF. This will not cause loss of steering or braking control, but the power assist to these systems will be lost.

If the vehicle is equipped with an Engine Start/Stop button, firmly and steadily push the button for at least three seconds to turn off the engine. Do NOT tap the Engine Start/Stop button.

If the vehicle is equipped with a conventional key-ignition, turn the ignition key to the ACC position to turn off the engine. Do NOT remove the key from the ignition as this will lock the steering wheel.

7News went to Bandimere Speedway to see and feel what those options are like.

Option One: Step On Brakes

Stepping on the brakes while the accelerator is stuck may or may not work.

"If you're on full throttle and you're on brakes, it's working against each other," said Bandimere Speedway General Manager John Banidmere III. "That may slow you down in an appropriate time frame or space, and it may not. You may still be struggling to slow the car down with the braking power that it's got as it's trying to drive through the brakes."

However, instinct is two feet on the brake.

"They panic, and now they're on full throttle and they're on brake both at the same time and that's where you can start to have issues," said Bandimere.

Option Two: Shift Into Neutral

"Neutral is definitely an option," said Bandimere.

If the gas pedal is stuck, shifting into neutral will stop the car from accelerating. However, your engine will rev because of the stuck pedal.

"You still have the throttle stuck wide open, so now the engine is revving at a high RPM until you ever shut it off," said Bandimere. "Is that an option if you're really in trouble? Absolutely. You'd rather have engine damage, than to crash your car and to jeopardize your safety."

MasterDrive, a Colorado driver's education company recommends practicing the feel of shifting your car from drive into neutral. To do this, MasterDrive suggests having your car on, but stopped, put the emergency brake on and put your car in drive. From here, practice shifting from drive into neutral to make sure you know how it feels.

"There is a possibility in certain makes and models that you could slip it into reverse," said Bandimere. "If we're trying to eliminate as many dangerous variables as possible, turn it off."

Option Three: Turn Key To Accessory Mode

"We're at 40 mph at this point right now. Now, we're at 50 mph, I realize the throttle is stuck," said Bandimere as he drove down the speedway, flooring the accelerator. "I just turned the car off. I've killed the power. I still have steering mobility and braking to be able to bring it to a safe stop."

This method may not be the first thing to come to mind, but it's a possibility suggested by both Toyota and Bandimere.

"It's easy for me to be able to reach that switch and be able to turn it off, and know that I've killed power and will be able to bring my vehicle to a safe stop," said Bandimere. "Other vehicles, when you kill [the switch], the power steering and power brakes go away relatively quick, and so it's a lot harder to steer and to brake, but it doesn't lock things up."

MasterDrive cautions about potential power loss when the key is switched to accessory mode. Depending on your make and model, you could quickly lose power steering or power brakes. There's also the risk of your wheel locking if you end up turning the key to "off." Many newer cars don't allow you to turn the ignition to off unless the car is in park.

"It may be easy for somebody in a panic mode to not be able to get it into neutral quite as easy, whereas to just turn the power off, a lot easier, a lot safer," said Bandimere.

According to Bandimere, one of the two most important things he teaches race car drivers, is to shut off their vehicle if there's a malfunction

"Unless somebody's been educated or they've tested it and tried it with their vehicle and understand what's going to happen and what it's going to feel like and what it's going to do, that's probably not their first instinct. Their first instinct is stop, so they're going to try to hit brakes, they're going to try to un-stick the pedal," said Bandimere. "Un-stick it later, just shut it off."