Stuck gas pedal — New Mexico Permit Test

Stuck gas pedal on the New Mexico permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If the gas pedal sticks, keep your eyes on the road and quickly shift to neutral.

Neutral cuts the engine off from the wheels, so the car stops speeding up.

Quickly shift to neutral.

New Mexico Driver Manual, p.31

After shifting to neutral with a stuck gas pedal, pull off the road when safe, then turn off the engine.

Getting off the road first means you are out of traffic before the engine goes quiet.

Pull off the road when safe to do so.

New Mexico Driver Manual, p.32

On the test

Your gas pedal sticks and the car keeps speeding up. What do you do?

Shift quickly into neutral. Neutral cuts the engine off from the wheels, so the car stops speeding up. New Mexico Driver Manual, p.31: “Quickly shift to neutral.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against New Mexico Driver Manual, published by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.