Toyota Sudden Acceleration Is Driver Error 930
phantomfive writes "The NHTSA has investigated data recorders from Toyota cars whose owners claimed to have crashed due to an accelerator error. They found that the throttles were wide open and the brakes weren't being pressed. The investigation looked at a sample of the cars, selected by the NHTSA." Jamie found this article with a superior headline at Balloon Juice.
Re:Not conclusive (Score:3, Funny)
Also, if my car would suddenly accelerate, and my brakes didn't work, I'd also try to push the throttle, to see if it was stuck or something...
Re:my first thought was... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This assumes... (Score:3, Funny)
Proposing a new lUser acronym:
PIDSNIT - Problem In Driver's Seat, Not In Throttle.
Re:This assumes... (Score:4, Funny)
I'm driving a Seat, you insensitive clod!
Re:This assumes... (Score:3, Funny)
I was going to make a joke but was afraid some of you humorless mods would... of hell, who cares, mod me any way you want.
Maybe only stupid people buy Toyotas?
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For a tech site, I'm surprised no one has asked... (Score:3, Funny)