Car with Spontaneously Detaching Steering Wheel Makes Toyotas Look Safe 5.85K Adrian Chen 03/04/10 10:50PM Filed to: Scary Scary Cars Jalopnik A 59 year-old Washington man is "OK" after crashing into a barn due to his freaking steering wheel coming off while driving. The man was piloting a 1978 Buick; both the reason he crashed, and the reason he survived. [AP]