[PTinVT]

I'm inclined to believe that it's far more likely that either the driver was an idiot or trying to get out of a ticket, than it was actually impossible to put the car in neutral or shut the car off.

I tested the "hold the start/stop button down for 3 seconds to stop the engine while moving" feature in my car very early in my ownership, since it was my first pushbutton start/stop car, to make sure I understood the feature.