Professor that’s an interesting link. I didn’t know he was on the take from the trial lawyers. However, isn’t it possible that Toyotas are more susceptible to this form of failure perhaps on a particular circuit board? It seems that statistics validate the Toyota gas pedal problems.
Red Stater, it is absolutely true that there COULD be a flaw in the circuitry or software; the good professor’s convoluted solution could not occur in real life. Miraculously enough, “sudden acceleration” has a special affinity for older drivers.
In any event, there is no car in commercial production that can overpower its brakes. The stories about “I was pushing the brake pedal as hard as I could, but the car didn’t slow down a bit” are BS. This claim has been busted repeatedly: see, e.g., Car and Driver’s test.
July 12th, 2010 at 7:48AM
When professors become shills for trial lawyer front groups
July 12th, 2010 at 1:19PM
Professor that’s an interesting link. I didn’t know he was on the take from the trial lawyers. However, isn’t it possible that Toyotas are more susceptible to this form of failure perhaps on a particular circuit board? It seems that statistics validate the Toyota gas pedal problems.
July 12th, 2010 at 2:46PM
Red Stater, it is absolutely true that there COULD be a flaw in the circuitry or software; the good professor’s convoluted solution could not occur in real life. Miraculously enough, “sudden acceleration” has a special affinity for older drivers.
In any event, there is no car in commercial production that can overpower its brakes. The stories about “I was pushing the brake pedal as hard as I could, but the car didn’t slow down a bit” are BS. This claim has been busted repeatedly: see, e.g., Car and Driver’s test.