Tom,
I agree with you on the driver input aspect, one of the more famous cases
quotes the female driver as driving for miles, applying the brakes, and
never mentioning considering turning off the engine or putting it in neutral.
Between the media defending the unprepared victim Vs the giant car
companies, especially the current most successful foreign company with the
deepest
pockets, your culture point of view males a lot of sense. Considering the
extremely ill timed Toyota debacle, expect the congressional hearings to
morph into an inquisition, a big difference from domestic maker run of the
mill hearings. Jury cases are sympathetic with that previously mentioned
little guy, too. If you'd rather not buy a Toyota, buy GM stock, seriously.
Ford
alone is up 600% from it's lows,
Bob W
Bob & All,
Don't be too quick to place the blame on causes in this case. I am always
am
suspicious when congress is enjoying grilling heads of corporations.
Having
investigated a number of stuck throttles, brake failures, lemon cases, etc.
for attorneys and insurance companies that involving a number of different
manufacturers, I would be reluctant to make decisions on what the causes
are
in this Toyota case since I have not investigated it myself. I do know that
driver error has been a major cause in these kinds of cases. It still
puzzles me why anyone should accelerate to a 100 mph plus when the ignition
switch turned off or shifting to neutral is still a choice. I do know that
it takes a couple of seconds to respond to an unexpected situation. I guess
people can just freeze too. I don't have an answer on this one!
Tom
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