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From: Brent on 14 Jul 2010 09:34 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html?mod=WSJ_auto_IndustryCollection?cfm=BadDrivers "Early Tests Pin Toyota Accidents on Drivers" "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 the throttles were wide open and the brakes weren't engaged at the time of the crash, people familiar with the findings said."
From: T.J. Higgins on 14 Jul 2010 10:48
In article <i1kece$n8b$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Brent wrote: > >http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364871534435744.html?mod=WSJ_auto_IndustryCollection?cfm=BadDrivers > >"Early Tests Pin Toyota Accidents on Drivers" > >"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 the throttles were wide open and >the brakes weren't engaged at the time of the crash, people familiar >with the findings said." No surprise really. Back in the 1980s, despite all the media uproar, the Audi problems were eventually blamed on "pedal misapplication." -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net |