Govt study find no electronic fault in Toyota's
02-08-2011, 12:04 PM
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Govt study find no electronic fault in Toyota's
What a waste of time on media created hype.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/08/autos/nhts...ndex.htm?hpt=T1
I bet Audi is laughing their butts off.
But NHTSA also mentioned another possible cause: drivers pushing the gas instead of the brakes.
Many drivers may have confused the gas and brake pedals a problem that may account for "the vast majority" of the unintended acceleration incidents the agency investigated, NHTSA deputy administrator Ron Medford said at Tuesday's NHTSA press briefing.
Yes, people are that stupid.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/08/autos/nhts...ndex.htm?hpt=T1
I bet Audi is laughing their butts off.
But NHTSA also mentioned another possible cause: drivers pushing the gas instead of the brakes.
Many drivers may have confused the gas and brake pedals a problem that may account for "the vast majority" of the unintended acceleration incidents the agency investigated, NHTSA deputy administrator Ron Medford said at Tuesday's NHTSA press briefing.
Yes, people are that stupid.
02-08-2011, 04:44 PM
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Does Toyota get their $48.8 million back?
02-08-2011, 06:02 PM
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This whole thing was the fault of the American media and government. The Government Motors saw a chance to peck at its biggest competitor, and so it did. The American media saw a chance to degrade a Japanese company, and so it did. The anti-Japanese auto crowd had their day.
The stupid politicians had the nerve to grill Toyoda-san.
Toyoda should samurai their asses.
The stupid politicians had the nerve to grill Toyoda-san.
Toyoda should samurai their asses.
02-08-2011, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,Feb 8 2011, 07:14 PM
wait a second............ so there was no "sticky pedal",
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02-08-2011, 06:25 PM
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People who know how cars function mechanically knew from day one that this "stuck accelerator" nonsense was human error. One of the major car mags did a study in which they took several gars, from regular mommy sedans and SUVs to a supercharged Mustang, and accelerated them to 60 and 100mph; even with the accelerator full throttle, the braking systems were able to bring all of the cars to a standstill from those speeds, and only the Mustang took a much longer time to slow down. Unless there was a mechanical problem with the brakes, or a problem with the carpeting or something being jammed under the pedal to prevent the brakes from engaging, it was 100% untrue that the drivers who experienced "unintended acceleration events" were full on the brakes the whole time. I'm surprised that this got as big as it did; and yeah, I agree with the above that it was about playing power politics and the American automakers knew they could score points by hitting Toyota's stock price.
If drivers actually understood what goes on under the metal or composite skin of a car to turn gasoline into torque that gets transmitted to the road through rubber and transformed into lethal velocity, we'd all be a little safer.
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If drivers actually understood what goes on under the metal or composite skin of a car to turn gasoline into torque that gets transmitted to the road through rubber and transformed into lethal velocity, we'd all be a little safer.
Quick2k
02-08-2011, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Quick2K,Feb 8 2011, 07:25 PM
People who know how cars function mechanically knew from day one that this "stuck accelerator" nonsense was human error. One of the major car mags did a study in which they took several gars, from regular mommy sedans and SUVs to a supercharged Mustang, and accelerated them to 60 and 100mph; even with the accelerator full throttle, the braking systems were able to bring all of the cars to a standstill from those speeds, and only the Mustang took a much longer time to slow down. Unless there was a mechanical problem with the brakes, or a problem with the carpeting or something being jammed under the pedal to prevent the brakes from engaging, it was 100% untrue that the drivers who experienced "unintended acceleration events" were full on the brakes the whole time. I'm surprised that this got as big as it did; and yeah, I agree with the above that it was about playing power politics and the American automakers knew they could score points by hitting Toyota's stock price.
If drivers actually understood what goes on under the metal or composite skin of a car to turn gasoline into torque that gets transmitted to the road through rubber and transformed into lethal velocity, we'd all be a little safer.
Quick2k
If drivers actually understood what goes on under the metal or composite skin of a car to turn gasoline into torque that gets transmitted to the road through rubber and transformed into lethal velocity, we'd all be a little safer.
Quick2k
02-08-2011, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Steponme,Feb 8 2011, 07:02 PM
This whole thing was the fault of the American media and government. The Government Motors saw a chance to peck at its biggest competitor, and so it did. The American media saw a chance to degrade a Japanese company, and so it did. The anti-Japanese auto crowd had their day.
The stupid politicians had the nerve to grill Toyoda-san. Toyoda should samurai their asses.
The stupid politicians had the nerve to grill Toyoda-san.
Toyoda should samurai their asses.This was caused by the same hype and cry that brought us the Pinto myth and the Audi issue. Sorry, I know it's hard for you to believe but there was no conspiracy here. And Toyota did screw up the floor mats.