Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop
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From: JoeSpareBedroom on 9 Mar 2010 15:41 "Obveeus" <Obveeus(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:hn6bmb$1cg$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > 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. > Knock down a half gallon of cheap box wine before lunch and you'll see things the way Hunter does.
From: in2dadark on 9 Mar 2010 15:42 On Mar 9, 1:19 pm, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote: > In article <hn6265$rm...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > "C. E. White" <cewhi...(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > > > - Why did the guy not press the stop/start button for 3 seconds? > > Hell, why didn't he put it into neutral? That works just fine. > > Verified here. > > Anyone want to go on a drive with me? I'll be happy to show you. > > I'll also be happy to go out next week and pick up a used Prius for a > few thousand less than they were last week. It's a safety feature on all cars and the simplest solution of them all.
From: C. E. White on 9 Mar 2010 15:50 "Obveeus" <Obveeus(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:hn6851$6bv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > <nm5k(a)wt.net> wrote: > >>Dunno... Something about this story sounds really fishy to me.. >>I'm almost tending to believe this is some kind of scam to get >>$$$$.. > > The likelyhood at this point is about a 99% chance that this guy is > a scam artist looking for money. > >>I don't know.. I smell doo-doo with this story.. It will be real >>interesting >>to see what the Toyota people find when they go over it. Hopefully >>it >>will not be touched until they get a chance to do so. > > Hopefully Toyota won't get a chance to touch it without NHTSA or > some such entity standing right beside them to verify their > findings...or at least document their procedure for looking ove rthe > car for potential problems. Well if the guy is a scam artist, he probably already has the "experts" recommneded by his lawyer "examining" the car. Ed
From: Obveeus on 9 Mar 2010 16:22 "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > > "Obveeus" <Obveeus(a)aol.com> wrote: in message > news:hn6851$6bv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> <nm5k(a)wt.net> wrote: >> >>>Dunno... Something about this story sounds really fishy to me.. >>>I'm almost tending to believe this is some kind of scam to get $$$$.. >> >> The likelyhood at this point is about a 99% chance that this guy is a >> scam artist looking for money. >> >>>I don't know.. I smell doo-doo with this story.. It will be real >>>interesting >>>to see what the Toyota people find when they go over it. Hopefully it >>>will not be touched until they get a chance to do so. >> >> Hopefully Toyota won't get a chance to touch it without NHTSA or some >> such entity standing right beside them to verify their findings...or at >> least document their procedure for looking ove rthe car for potential >> problems. > > Well if the guy is a scam artist, he probably already has the "experts" > recommneded by his lawyer "examining" the car. That guy from Southern Illinois University that 'demostrated a short circuit of the Toyota gas pedal' testifies against Toyota for cash in legal cases. He'd probably be the first guy to call.
From: C. E. White on 9 Mar 2010 16:50
Autonews has a video clip of the driver of the alleged runaway Prius at: http://www.autonews.com/article/20100309/VIDEO/303099943/1219 You have to put up with an ad, but it is interesting. Ed |