Sunday, March 14, 2010

Toyota continued: Driver error may contribute to unintended acceleration

This just in, folks! It seems many people are prone to doing the wrong thing in an emergency situation and the majority of drivers are not prepared to take instant action in case of a problem. Driver error, a significant component of Audi's similar unintended acceleration troubles in the 1980s, may substantially muddy the waters in Toyota's cases of unintended acceleration. The problem begs the question: should the government require the auto industry to install throttle cutoffs in new vehicles, thus instantly deactivating the throttle when the brake pedal is pushed?
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