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   From: cewhite3@mindspring.com   
      
   "john"  wrote in message   
   news:2d474938-f18c-41b8-baca-9f2a71922d20@b36g2000prf.googlegroups.com...   
   > Motorists and experts say throttles, not floor mats, to blame for   
   > sudden acceleration   
   > Amid widening concern over acceleration events, Toyota has cited   
   > 'floor mat entrapment.' But reports point to another potential   
   > cause:   
   > the electronic throttles that have replaced mechanical systems.   
   >   
   > Eric Weiss was stopped at a busy Long Beach intersection last month   
   > when he said his 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup unexpectedly started   
   > accelerating, forcing him to stand on the brakes to keep the bucking   
   > truck from plowing into oncoming cars.   
   >   
   > But Weiss is convinced his incident wasn't caused by a floor mat. He   
   > said he removed them months earlier on the advice of his Toyota   
   > dealer   
   > after his truck suddenly accelerated and rear-ended a BMW.   
   >   
   > Full article at:   
   > http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-throttle29-2009no   
   29,0,5254584.story   
      
   Of course Weiss is sure it wasn't caused by floormats. It is far mor   
   elikely that the problem was caused by pedal confusion (either pushing   
   the wrong pedal or pushing both the brake and accelerator pedals at   
   the same time). People do it all the time. Some people refuse to   
   understand that they casued the problem and prefer blaming mysterious   
   forces. Trial lawyers are more than willing to encourage this.   
      
   Ed   
      
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