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bigearl · 07-13-2010, 04:15 PM

I had a feeling this might happen. If you know any cops or insurance adjusters, you'll hear that people SAY the car accelerated "on it's own" pretty frequently. Especially older people who end up going through store fronts.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...NewsCollection

"The U.S. Department of Transportation has analyzed dozens of data recorders from Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles involved in accidents blamed on sudden acceleration and found that at the time of the crashes, throttles were wide open and the brakes were not engaged, people familiar with the findings said.

The results suggest that some drivers who said their Toyota and Lexus vehicles surged out of control were mistakenly flooring the accelerator when they intended to jam on the brakes. But the findings don't exonerate Toyota from two known issues blamed for sudden acceleration in its vehicles: sticky accelerator pedals and floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals to the floor."

Then I put that together with:

UAW’s New President Focuses on Organizing Toyota’s U.S. Workers

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...s-workers.html

And now I'm wondering, is the Capital Hill witch hunt we saw early in the year actually the price of fighting the UAW? Are we going to see this against the Big 3 if they don't reverse concessions? It appears that alot of this was trumped up and a Senate panel ran with it and fined Toyota prior to the conclusion of the NHTSA report.

I understand not liking Toyota. The only problem is when the witch hunts start, you never know where they'll end or what will get them started.

07-13-2010, 04:15 PM	#1
bigearl Drives: 10 Camaro 2lt Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Napa Posts: 553	Crash Data Suggest Driver Error in Toyota Accidents (New info posted 7/15-sources) I had a feeling this might happen. If you know any cops or insurance adjusters, you'll hear that people SAY the car accelerated "on it's own" pretty frequently. Especially older people who end up going through store fronts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...NewsCollection "The U.S. Department of Transportation has analyzed dozens of data recorders from Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles involved in accidents blamed on sudden acceleration and found that at the time of the crashes, throttles were wide open and the brakes were not engaged, people familiar with the findings said. The results suggest that some drivers who said their Toyota and Lexus vehicles surged out of control were mistakenly flooring the accelerator when they intended to jam on the brakes. But the findings don't exonerate Toyota from two known issues blamed for sudden acceleration in its vehicles: sticky accelerator pedals and floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals to the floor." Then I put that together with: UAW’s New President Focuses on Organizing Toyota’s U.S. Workers http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...s-workers.html And now I'm wondering, is the Capital Hill witch hunt we saw early in the year actually the price of fighting the UAW? Are we going to see this against the Big 3 if they don't reverse concessions? It appears that alot of this was trumped up and a Senate panel ran with it and fined Toyota prior to the conclusion of the NHTSA report. I understand not liking Toyota. The only problem is when the witch hunts start, you never know where they'll end or what will get them started. __________________ ----------- Sharks have a week dedicated to me. Last edited by bigearl; 07-15-2010 at 06:53 PM.