Showing posts with label prius. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prius. Show all posts

Monday, June 10, 2013

UPDATE NY Prius Case Human Error


NHTSA says the Toyota Prius driven into a wall by a 55 year old woman in Harrison, New York last week did not experience sudden acceleration. Investigators say their technical analysis of the vehicle show the throttle was open and no brakes were being applied.

Thats whats called human error...and as we reported last week, thats the most common finding once investigators dig into allegations of unintended acceleration.

So its two down as Toyota battles back against sensational stories of Priuses that allegedly defied driver attempts to stop.

Full story from The Detroit News here and discussion on the Prius Chat forums here.
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Saturday, June 1, 2013

NY Police Chief Reverses Self Says Driver Error Possible In Prius Incident


One day after the joint Toyota/federal examination of a Harrison, New York Prius alleged to have had an unintended acceleration incident, crashing into a wall, the Harrison Police Chief, who ruled out driver error last week, now says its possible.

Full story from The New York Post, and discussion on the Prius Chat forums.
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