ON BACKING INTO A SPOT IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT I STRUCK A SHORT STEEL POST. I THEN MOVED FORWARD, THE BACKED AGAIN TO PARK, HOWEVER, THE CAR SHOT BACK AND KEPT RAMMING THE POST. I SHIFTED INTO D WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE THINKING I HAD A PROBLEM ONLY IN R, BUT THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND, IN 5 SECONDS, ENTERED THE ROADWAY, RAMMED A TAXI, CROSSED THE ROAD, ENTERED A SIDEWALK AREA, TOOK OUT 2 LAMPPOSTS AND WAS FINALLY STOPPED BY HITTING A CAR PARKED AT THE CURB. IN THE ENTIRE EPISODE, MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE AS SKID MARKS ATTESTED. UNFORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO TURN THE KEY OFF. THE IMPRESSION GIVEN WAS THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH A CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WHICH WAS NORMALLY SET FOR APPROXIMATELY 110KPH (68MPH). *TR