>>I really do see this as a witch hunt, like the Toyota sticking throttle.<<
Pennies do add up, but just as a recent multi-million dollar field failure in my industry....it was mandated to use a cheaper component rated for a lower thermal threshold...it failed...it failed to the tune of millions. For the penny we’d saved on the higher threshold, the company could have avoided recalls, customer loyalty and future orders. Just sayin.
As far as the Toyota sticking throttle. I actually witnessed a Toyota failure. The vehicle was totally out of control. Luckily, the driver was able to vear the vehile away from traffic. Taking out communication boxes and other obsticles, he finally got the vehicle to come to a halt. Pretty dangerous. Just think if the failure was to occur in a school zone with kiddos crossin the street. Witch hunt? Maybe, but there are a thousand scenarios that could cost life and limb.
A few pennies could make all the difference in the world...in many cases. My motto...do it right the first time and you won’t have to face the consequences.
Pennies do add up, but just as a recent multi-million dollar field failure in my industry....it was mandated to use a cheaper component rated for a lower thermal threshold...it failed...it failed to the tune of millions. For the penny we’d saved on the higher threshold, the company could have avoided recalls, customer loyalty and future orders. Just sayin.
But human beings are not perfect. Sometimes they choose correctly and sometimes they choose poorly. However, at some point a company can be guilty of reckless endangerment if they seem to always (or usually) err on the side of sacrificing safety. And sometimes they can kill their own company when saving a few cents costs them millions.
It’s also a fact that companies will reduce costs to a “sweet spot” of least lives lost for the minimum cost. i.e. they know their decision will cost “X” lives.
But, then, if they threw it all out and just made cars as safe as possible, nobody would be able to afford to buy one.
You want to really reduce fatalities: Make it actually DIFFICULT to get a license. It should take more than fogging a mirror.
Watch those youtube crash compilations some time. Very instructive.
As far as the Toyota sticking throttle. I actually witnessed a Toyota failure. The vehicle was totally out of control.