Now consider for a moment what you do when something frightening and unexpected and possibly even life-threatening occurs? That's right, you don't deal with it, you fish out your cell phone and make a call.
Read about the Prius event:
Why Didn't You Turn Off the Ignition and/or Put It In Neutral?
For those who skimmed through them, here are some interesting points:
He called 911 and reported that his gas pedal had become stuck, and spoke to dispatchers in two calls that spanned 23 minutes.
He made TWO calls? The runaway car incident took 23 minutes? What does that tell you?
He planned to be sure to have the calls become an issue. He set up the situation in a place where he could run at high speed without traffic lights, congestion or unnegotiable curves. Can you think of a place where you could run your car flat out for 23 minutes straight? You've got to plan ahead for it.
Don Esmond, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales, said all Priuses are equipped with a computer system that cuts power to the wheels if the brake and gas pedals are depressed at the same time — something Sikes was doing.
When was the last time in your vehicle that you drove it with BOTH the brake and gas pedals depressed? Could you hold that posture for 23 minutes while diverting your attention to make a couple of calls?
When asked why he didn't simply put the car in neutral, Sikes responded: "You had to be there. I might go into reverse. I didn't know if the car would flip. I had no idea how it would react."
Your car is acclerating wildly and your demise is imminent but rather than take the car out of gear or turn the ignition off you worry about not doing it right?
Give me a break! This is a setup! Even an enviro-geek who would buy and drive a Prius wouldn't be this stupid. It was planned, orchestrated, and promoted.
Sikes Update:
Unwanted Scrutiny Reveals Much
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Add this to the little stunt ABC pulled by using bogus film footage to make the issue appear more severe than it really is and it is looking more and more like an Obama Administration plot to dismantle competitors to their car company.
That's a nice catch Ed. I totally missed it. It stinks like week old fish.
Well here is more information. Neither Toyota or NHSTA can duplicate Sikes' wild ride with his own Prius or its twin. NHSTA has kept the computers from Sikes' Prius.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/article//memo-investigators-cant-replicate/942049/?cid=10
Its really starting to stink.
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