There is a definite phenomena related to the masses.and that is they
pick up and go with a trend. You just have to look at the stupid
trend to buy bottled water despite it being less regulated than tap
water from disciplined municipalities, or the equally stupid trend to
get permanent tattoos, to realise that the Toyota situation is
another trend. I have to confess I have been guilty of hitting the
wrong pedal. Fortunately being an experienced and "conscious"
driver I recognise my mistake. But someone not in petrol-head" mode
may not recognise the mistake.
At 08:38 AM 8/27/2010, Mike Eldred wrote:
>"Almost believable" is right, but a lot of people seem to believe it. It
>would be a lot more believable if the "black boxes" could tell us why all
>these bad drivers chose to buy Toyotas. Why aren't other brands suffering
>from a rash of sudden-idiocy-induced unintended accelleration? Why is it that
>people who cannot operate two pedals are attracted to one brand?
>
>Mike Eldred
>
>
> > From: paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk
> > To: twobees@sprynet.com; mgs@autox.team.net
> > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:02:53 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] Re. Brake Failure, now Left foot/Right Foot Braking
> >
> > The people who have been having trouble with Toyotas over the last year or
> > so have almost certainly been driving automatics for many years before. The
> > Toyota problem seems to be far more serious, although precisely what still
> > doesn't seem to be clear. The most recent thing I have read on the subject
> > is that Toyota claim from the analysis of a number of 'black boxes'
> > recovered from crashed cars (!), that the drivers didn't brake at all. That
> > beggars belief, and even the company putting it out as a cause is almost
> > believable, in that they expect us to believe it. Either that, or the human
> > race is getting far more stupid than ever I had believed.
> >
> > PaulH.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > ... Makes sense since you don't have to
> > > move your foot & leg over. (And, in the past year more than a few Toyota
> > > drivers have had a major problem doing that.
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