I’d like to see a poll that asked whether the Prius incident was real or faked, and I’d like to see it broken down along ideological lines. I’ll bet ten bucks liberals would say real and conservatives faked. Everything is political these days, from the weather to your gas pedal.
That's because liberals never believe anything is their fault and conservatives believe that people are responsible for their own actions.
Furthermore, conservatives are more likely to be convinced that responsible manufacturers, such as Toyota, test the every-loving bejeezuz out of EVERY component that goes into their cars and it is highly unlikely that they would allow a defective design in such a critical area to make it into production.
Additionally, conservatives have become jaded and disillusioned by the large numbers of potential scam artists and crooks out there who have cheerfully jumped into these controversies in the past, hoping for a free piece of the monetary settlements that might be made available. Liberals do not see anything wrong with that, because they believe that all corporate profits are dishonestly obtained anyhow, and any goodies they can get are justified.
Conservatives are more likely to feel sympathy for the workers, stockholders and product owners who see their efforts and investments improperly diminished by the actions of jackels eager to cash in on unproven allegations.
> Everything is political these days, from the weather to your gas pedal.
No, this is about engineering.
The 2008 Prius’ engine can get it from 0 to 60 in about 11 seconds.
The 2008 Prius’ branks can get it from 60 to 0 in about 3 seconds.
You can do the math. :-)
Another thing that the MSM never mentions: some of these alleged unintended accelerators are several years old, why are all of these cases suddenly happening now? Hmmm...
Here is my vote: FAKED!