Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop
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From: Mike Hunter on 11 Mar 2010 09:16 Once again our friend Canuck57 is telling us the sky is falling "Canuck57" <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:JjZln.64976$1n5.20705(a)newsfe04.iad... > On 10/03/2010 3:30 PM, zimpzampzormp wrote: >> On 3/10/2010 7:07 AM, Canuck57 wrote: >>> On 09/03/2010 7:48 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> "Canuck57" <Canuck57(a)nospam.com> wrote >>>>> > -------------- > Politicians don't provide anything, the tax payers do.
From: TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle on 11 Mar 2010 12:31 On Mar 9, 5:18 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: > "Canuck57" <Canuc...(a)nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:wjCln.23038$wr5.20912(a)newsfe22.iad... > > > Third, there is the ignition. Turn it off long enough for it to stop and > > then to run (but not start) and coast. Works even without brakes! > > Might not be possible to set it back to run position with a pushbutton > ignition. Know what I mean? But, you and I can only offer conjecture unless > we've used a Prius or read the manual. > > > So ask, why did it take this incopentat driver so long to do some basic > > steps? > > Because our system of testing drivers does not weed out the incompetent > ones, who comprise almost 90% of drivers on the road. The more stupid drivers on the road, the more Toyotas, and the more Toyotas, the more chances of accidents like this.
From: TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle on 11 Mar 2010 12:46 On Mar 9, 9:38 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstr...(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: > "Ed Pawlowski" <e...(a)snetnospam.net> wrote in message > > news:TamdnUkN3-D0lQrWnZ2dnUVZ_qydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > > > > "Canuck57" <Canuc...(a)nospam.com> wrote > > >> Second issue is there is always neutral. They teach that in drivers ed > >> when I took it. Once in nuetral...problem is purely due care in pulling > >> over and turning it off. > > > The news tonight had the recording of part of the 911 call: > > Operator: Did you try shifting to neutral? > > Driver: NO > > > He later said he was afraid to because he thought the car might flip. He > > should have his license revoked. > > This is America, where we allow people to drive even if they're legally > blind or clinically dead. It sounds pretty accurate. Anyone can drive so the whole chain of predators gets fed. A good reason for most cars being automatic, so the drivers go into "automatic pilot." Few people know that they should shift into neutral if that occurs. Most likely they'll jump out the window. ;)
From: TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle on 11 Mar 2010 12:47 On Mar 9, 11:01 pm, jr92 <coachros...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 9, 3:39 pm, "Obveeus" <Obve...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > e"Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message > > >news:4b96a406$0$2645$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net... > > > > The press always takes notice when people are killed, especially 54 of > > > them. When water leaks into the trunk, not so much > > > 30,000+ people died in car accidents last year. Feel free to post a > > breakdown by car manufacturer if you think Toyota is killing people. > > Otherwise, your focus on these particular 54 vs. the hundreds/thousands of > > others that died due to steering problems, airbag failures, poor crash > > protection, inability to operate the vehicle, blind spots, etc... seems a > > bit agenda based. > > There are a lot of drivers and passengers killed every year in > automobile accidents. That is very sad. Drunk drivers kill a lot of > people. Road conidtions are factors in fatal accidents, Excessive > speed causes wrecks that kill people. Weather is a factor, as well. > > However, none of the above reasons I stated can be attributed to > Toyota's lack of concern of safety. > > Any of the above reasons I listed, Toyota could NOT have any control > over. > > BUT, the 54 people who died due to Toyota's lack of safety concerns > can be pinned right on Toyota, the "King of Quality"! > > These guys have major issues to deal with. They are kings of PR or BS, if you will. ;)
From: TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle on 11 Mar 2010 13:02
On Mar 11, 5:28 am, "C. E. White" <cewhi...(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > "TheTibetanMonkey" <comandante.ban...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:243fa5ae-0786-471c-8a95- > > > Maybe they have them for Europe. But they send the junk here because > > they assume people are dummy drivers. And they actually have a > > point! > > Something like half the cars sold in Europe are diesels. However, > there is a reason for this - diesel fuel costs much less than gasoline > in Europe. > > In the US, there is no price advantage associated with diesel fuel. It > is harder to build diesels that pass US emission requirements. Diesels > are more expensive to build. Diesels don't perform as well in > automotove applications. > > I watched Top Gear (a UK car program) Monday night. They made fun of > the VW TDI Scirocco. They loved the gas model, hated the diesel > version (seehttp://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/scirocco/,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXE-l8wjug&feature=related, andhttp://topgearepisodesonline.com/?p=392 > > They referred to the TDI Scirocco as a "good car ruined" and refer to > the diesel engine as a "canal boat engine" (see the YouTube video > around the 4 minute mark). > > Ed Maybe the TDI Scirocco outporms the Toyota hybrids in performance. I'm pretty sure they do. |