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LanceH commented on Toyota unintended acceleration and the big bowl of "spaghetti" code (2013)   safetyresearch.net/toyota... · Posted by u/SoKamil
LanceH · 9 days ago
Ah yes, where Toyota was found guilty of not being a US company.

The only thing they did in the recall was the same floor mat anchor as so many other cases.

"NASA engineers found no electronic flaws in Toyota vehicles capable of producing the large throttle openings required to create dangerous high-speed unintended acceleration incidents. The two mechanical safety defects identified by NHTSA more than a year ago – “sticking” accelerator pedals and a design flaw that enabled accelerator pedals to become trapped by floor mats – remain the only known causes for these kinds of unsafe unintended acceleration incidents. Toyota has recalled nearly 8 million vehicles in the United States for these two defects." -- transportation.gov

Cosmic rays and other wild theories over the simple theory of driver error. Even with a stuck throttle, the brakes will still stop a car (not to mention shifting into neutral still works).

LanceH commented on Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices   theguardian.com/us-news/2... · Posted by u/bookofjoe
LanceH · 9 days ago
Lots and lots of articles written about 23% of 300 items -- at one store? Every store?

What's the actual extent of the problem?

There have been way too many articles and videos at this point to keep pointing at the same small data set.

I've personally never experienced an overcharge, and at 1 in 5, it should have happened by now.

Is this a one store thing, or a regional thing, or should I just put those thoughts on hold and rage blindly?

u/LanceH

KarmaCake day6541April 16, 2013View Original