Turns out Toyota hysteria was overblownSalem NewsFeb. 14, 2011 |
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![]() Someone owes Toyota Motor Corp. an apology. The first to offer it should be U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who added to the hysteria surrounding reports of "sudden acceleration" in the automaker's vehicles by suggesting before a congressional hearing last year that Americans should stop driving their Toyotas. But now a 10-month investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has concluded that the most common cause of sudden acceleration in Toyotas was driver error. "Pedal misapplication" was the official term — in other words, drivers who thought they were stepping on the brakes but were actually stepping on the gas. Full Story |