Toyota Unintended Acceleration Is B.S., Says NHTSA And DOT; Driver Error Blamed

[AutoGuide.com]

Score one for the good guys. While Toyota takes a lot of flack for having a product line that's geared more towards the common people than enthusiasts, most decent folk knew that the scandal regarding Toyota's unintended acceleration accusations was largely a combination of schadenfreude and political motivated rhetoric. People love to see the big guy take a fall, and this was no exception.

Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has analyzed vehicle data and their findings are consistent, showing that at the time of the incidents, the throttle was wide open while the brakes were not applied. This suggests that drivers mis-applied the pedals. Only one case, a fatal crashing involving a runaway Lexus ES350, where the throttle became stuck because of an improperly designed floormat. Toyota immediately issued a recall for the problem.

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[hiruishi]

In driving through highways, a driver should inspect the vehicle's parts even its engine if it's working should the driver be sure that it will perform better. so that accident will be prevented. But then be sure that you have a knowledge in the parts of your car so that if there was a problem from your wheels to the engine you can fixed it up and avoid the hassle in the high the high way.

well me before i went on the road i make sure things are get well, engines performs better, the throttle body spacer should be on its location and properly attached to the brakes. and be sure also that your tires are well conditioned. i mean it should be checked if the tires are fixed.