Who knew that driving a Toyota or Lexus could result in jail time and
worse if a sudden unintended acceleration accident occurred? Toyota said all
this is over because the recall has been done and it has paid its $1.2 billion
fine. THINK again if you believe that claim! The real problem currently is
ELECTRONIC SUA and accidents are happening daily. Many of these involve vehicles
in parking lots when braking is initiated. Storefront crashes and
crashes-into-buildings/homes are reported.
Toyota finds the vehicle
faultless...no code stored and EDR (black box) shows no braking. However, Toyota
and Lexus drivers report the vehicle "taking off" or "having a mind of its own."
These same vehicles have been reported going airborne from a standstill starting
point in a parking lot!
Here are the critical
issues:
Sloppily-designed Toyota electronic
throttle system software (see Michael Barr's findings) equals RUNAWAY---a.k.a.
sudden unintended acceleration----Toyota and Lexus
vehicles.
Worse? The electronic
fail-safe---a.k.a. the way to stop the runaway---is also rendered ineffective at
the time of the SUA glitch (Michael Barr, embedded software
expert).
Translation? Your runaway Toyota or
Lexus is not going to stop until something stops
it!
Even worse? Your Toyota or Lexus
EDR---a.k.a black box---is going to record inconsistent, unreliable data (see
Dr. Antony Anderson's findings).
Problem? You
will be CHARGED for any deaths or injuries to others as a result of an accident
your runaway vehicle causes based on the faulty EDR results and an assumption of
"driver pedal misapplication."
More of a
problem? You may go to JAIL or prison if the EDR erroneously shows that you are
not braking---which it has for others more often than not. Essentially, you will
be deemed not telling the truth or confused in media coverage because Toyota
will say its EDR is accurate---even though it admitted this data was unreliable
previously.
Even a bigger problem? If there is
any chance a detail comes out that supports the driver, the media will take
sides with the automaker and support your character assassination publicly. Are
you on prescription meds or any medications? Are you an older citizen? Are you a
woman and older? Bingo! Elderly pedal misapplication, according to media and
Toyota.
Don't worry...all your skeletons will
be dug up as Toyota goes full steam ahead to escape blame for faulty
electronics! Just keep track of all these mysterious vehicles-into-homes and
storefront crashes and read the headlines. Read the PR propaganda supporting
driver error.
Toyota's $$ goes far and
wide...even to the heart of the very agency commissioned to protect your SAFETY!
The DOJ and NHTSA are still looking the other way---a.k.a. protecting corporate
interests. They do not want to open up the ELECTRONIC sudden unintended
acceleration issue as then there will be a public cover-up scandal which rivals
the best---or worst---of them.
All the above
doesn't factor in the so far little-known in the U.S. whistleblower, Betsy
Benjaminson. She has copies of hundreds of internal Toyota documents. Many of
these show clear evidence of concern over an electronic throttle system
problem---a.k.a. "ghost in the engine"---and the lack of fix for it. Betsy has a
blog where she has posted some of the evidence. She's been the feature of
several articles and a podcast interview outside the U.S. Google her name to
find.
Toyota, the media, and the government
seem to be handling each new suspicious runaway vehicle accident---a.k.a. driver
states pressing brake when the vehicle takes off, becomes airborne, has a mind
of its own, etc.---on a case-by-case basis. Apparently, there is the hope that
each case will blow over with little public attention. There is hope, too, that
the public buys into the PR machine working overtime with law enforcement and
media to BLAME the vehicle driver.
SUA victim =
SCAPEGOAT.
As far as Toyota is concerned, it is
DONE with the topic of sudden unintended acceleration. Period. It got the free
pass with a huge U.S. Government fine---a.k.a. permission not to face the music
regarding ELECTRONIC SUA. Floor mats, pedals, driver error...done DEAL.
Toyota's well-orchestrated smoke screen
continues aided and abetted by our very own safety regulatory agency. Can't beat
that! The sky's the limit now...think of all the untoward consequences for
Toyota owners, not to mention the driving
public.
Toyota is #1 in numbers of sudden
unintended acceleration events. BUT...it is not alone! This is an industry-wide
phenomenon and not one automaker wants the public knowledgeable about ELECTRONIC
sudden unintended acceleration.
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