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03-09-2010, 05:04 PM
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03-09-2010, 05:16 PM
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Friends: 81 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California I hope they do that and get to the bottom of it. They should also probe other cases from other manufacturer as well. |
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03-09-2010, 05:21 PM
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Friends: 19 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California And if it turns out the guy had his mats trapped under the pedal or worse, was making it all up for compo will they prosecute him? If not, why not? |
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03-09-2010, 05:40 PM
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Friends: 1 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California I was thinking the same thing. It would be pretty extreme to pull a 'prank' like this, but I guess worse has been done (Balloon Boy). With the computers cars have in them today, they should be able to clearly determine what the cause was and if this was a hoax or the real deal. Until then, I kinda feel for the guy. That had to have been a pretty scary ordeal, and I'm sure he was trying to stop the car. I'm just surprised that the engine would have overpowered the brakes, especially if you were to really hammer them good. Quote:
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03-09-2010, 05:51 PM
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Friends: 27 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California I smell some fish, because he said he was pulling on the pedal to release it. Now tell me, why in the heck would he attempt to reach down and grab the accelerator pedal while doing over 90mph, while the gas pedal was supposedly stuck? |
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03-09-2010, 06:42 PM
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Friends: 7 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California another question of more importance to me. what if this is real? I have two 2008 Prius in the family. My wife drives her's daily to work. I want to know if that car is safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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03-09-2010, 06:52 PM
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03-09-2010, 07:09 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California Maybe a nearby motorist was using an old fashion CB radio with an illegal shortwave amplifier on a high megahertz frequency thereby emitting high levels of electro-magnetic energy and causing the highly sensitive instrumentation in the Prius to malfunction. I think the Prius instrumentation has some sort of emf insulation which will shield it from all interference except for solar flares or a nuclear detonation. |
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03-09-2010, 07:16 PM
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Friends: 7 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California I understand that you think all the talk of bad brakes and cars accelerating is bogus. A lot of people would disagree with you tho. I have driven toyota's since 1972 and like to think I am as loyal as any. But if the cars (Prius) are accelerating out of control I do not want to risk losing my wife to a tragic accident. If the cars are at risk we need to know. Your levity is fine but if your wife was injured in a 2008 prius today instead of the man who got away safe in california I bet you would not be so flip.
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03-09-2010, 07:18 PM
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Friends: 27 | Re: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Prius-...-86524523.html Quote:
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