Toyota Recalls

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by fmicle

So 56 people died because of pedal related problems in Toyota. 21,000 people die every year in the US in car crashes... Just to put things in perspective

The vast majority of spontaneous acceleration complaints turn out to be, upon investigation, the driver panicking and stomping the wrong pedal. That said, all auto manufacturers have spontaneous acceleration complaints. Toyota does, according to one source, currently have the highest incidence, at 12 per 312,000 vehicles produced. But Ford has 8. And the others currently have lower but similar numbers. Why 12 per 312,000 is a crisis warranting Congressional investigation, while 8 per 312,000 is no problem at all, is left as an exercise for the reader. Of course, another data source puts Volkswagen's incidence far higher than anyone else's, including Toyota..

Here are the facts:

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I often find myself embarrassed of, and even despising my native country these days. But then historically, superpowers in decline have always been this way, going all the way back to 4th century Rome.

-Steve