Posted on 03/12/2010 2:40:45 PM PST by raptor22
I’ve been driving Toyota Priuses since 2001. As a junior defense lawyer in the mid-90s, I litigated a number of bogus sudden acceleration cases that were brought against General Motors.
So the recent kerfuffle over alleged mysterious electronic problems with the Prius and other Toyotas has certainly caught my attention beyond just throwing my floor mat in the trunk. (snip)
The Los Angeles Times recently did a story detailing all of the NHTSA reports of Toyota “sudden acceleration” fatalities, and, though the Times did not mention it, the ages of the drivers involved were striking.
In the 24 cases where driver age was reported or readily inferred, the drivers included those of the ages 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 72, 72, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89—and I’m leaving out the son whose age wasn’t identified, but whose 94-year-old father died as a passenger.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
And who would call 911 with a runaway car??? "Sir, put the phone down and put the car in neutral."
I understand that is exactly what the 911 operator told him to do but got no response.
Really. So how much battery acid do you have on board?
Where does it go if you have a crash?
In a crash, what happens if the big cables touch together?
How about some shiny beads instead? the gals at the senior day care will really dig ‘em...l’ll FAX them over...
“In a crash, what happens if the big cables touch together?”
Why, then you slowly burn to death. Of course, it doesn’t carry as much gas on board as a real car. A REAL car will incinerate you MUCH faster. :-)
” the gals at the senior day care will really dig ‘em...l’ll FAX them over..”
Yeah, the beads are starting to grown on me. I’ll look at ‘em after you fax ‘em.
Laugh now you naughty man. ;-)
I want a Prius; you can get out of any speeding ticket. Just say the car took off on you! haha
Only reason I don’t own a Prius is that stupid green commercial with the whole 1960s, acid induced flower garden sprouting all around it...always had a thing against that, even as a kid in the 60s.
FROM BESTCASHCOW.COM BLOGGERS:
[Jim Sikes?.....The name sounded familiar to me, then it clicked. He was the owner of a foreclosed home that we were trying to buy last year in Bonita, a suburb of San Diego.
That in-of-itself is not enough to question someone’s character, but the fact that he gutted the ENTIRE kitchen out of this 4,000 ft custom home certainly is! They stole EVERYTHING before moving out. Appliances, cabinets, granite countertops....even the lights!
What made it even more pathetic at the time was we learned that he and his wife were pretty well known local realtors whom you’d think would be above such sleazy shenanigans.
I’m tempted to contact Toyota corporate and have them scrutinize this joker carefully. Posted: Mar 10, 2010]
[Are you kidding me!! I’ve been a certified mechanic for 32 years and I can tell you this guy is lying!!!!!First of all the brakes can stop a Prius at full throttle, but why not just put the car in neutral as the 911 operator repeatedly told him to do??? The engine button has to be held for 3 seconds to shut down but he was on the phone for 26 minutes!!!!! The previous crash that killed a trooper and family hapened in a matter of seconds and in no way can be compared to this “incident”. This low-life should be prosecuted along with his wife who has made complicit statements. Posted: Mar 11, 2010]
I had a stuck accelerator once. I took the huge leap of faith and turned the ignition off. Amazingly the car immediately started to slow down.
BTW: It was a Buick.
Remember, size does count here. How tall are you?
If you have to ask you just might be.....
Oh, I forgot to mention the huge hydrogen release when the batteries rupture, spraying sulfuric acid and sparks.
Uh, the author of the piece said that. I drive a Cadillac SRX with a good old-fashioned internal combustion engine, thank you.
I know, sorry.
If I want a high MPG reliable car...I'll take a good ole low-tech TDI.
no problemo.
Conversely, I don't you in front of my Honda.
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