This really illustrates the advantage of a CV (constant velocity) joint versus the U-Joint shown here.

Hey Paul. I'm a Structural Engineer for the planes you fly. As you mentioned, 66,000 cycles is a major milestone. At that point, there is a rather lengthy (about 40-60 days) maintenance visit that is required to inspect all major structure. Some of our planes are strategically retired before then, to avoid the…

Assuming that this car has a similar keyless system to the Renault Megane, you can shut off the engine while driving by either holding the button for 2 seconds or by tapping it 3 times quickly.

Why is Renault being blamed for this?  Do they have a history of unintended acceleration?  It seems much more likely that the problem was introduced by the installation of the disability system, which involves hand levers for the throttle and brakes.  Routing of wiring or cables could easily cause tension or binding…