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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
I hadn't seen that article, but if the driver in the Lexus, had a clue, he had plenty of time to avoid the accident. In the time that it took to call 911, and talk to the operator, the driver could have simply moved the shifter into neutral, and the threat would have been neutralized. Whether there was an issue with the pedal or not, in that situation, there was no reason for a fatal accident to occur.
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Unfortunately they don't teach people how to drive for circumstances like that. When electronics fail they can do some strange things. I'm not sure on push button start if you could even shut it off when driving. The new vehicles with everything going electronic can do some unsafe things in my opinion. I deal with it daily as an auto technician.
Toyata can make bad designs just like any manufacturer does. It's the manuctures responsiblity to properly design it. They paid a big fine for a cover up. Didn't want to ruin their reputation as being so safe and good. Drivers did nothing wrong, Toyota is at fault.