-- On Thu, 8/26/10, Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I remember reading an analysis of the
> Audi "unintended acceleration"
> incidents several years back, and it pretty much determined
> they were all
> cases of mistaken application of the throttle instead of
> the brake.
> Apparently people panic and just press harder, instead of
> trying different pedals.
That's exactly it. The whole Toyota scandal, like the
pickup truck explosive gas tanks (helped on by a skyrocket
tied to the truck,) was just a case of a few idiots egged on
by a story-hungry press. So far, last time I've heard,
exactly *ONE* case of Toyota unintended exceleration has
been tied to anything other than driver error -- or
driver fraud.
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