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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Opinion: Five Questions For Ray LaHood


It took ten months. It was about the best minds in the nation. They performed extensive tests. And God knows what it all cost. But when it was over, the results were entirely predictable. could not find the U.S. Department of Transportation's nothing wrong with Toyota vehicles, they leave suddenly would accelerate out of control.
The results were predictable, because the country went through the same old, almost a quarter century. Only then we went to Audi. And in both cases, each car company has to have some kind of mysterious gremlin cause to accelerate his car would suddenly charged out of control.
But there is a significant difference between the two studies. At that time, Department of Transportation pushed it to driving errors. Officially, they called it "pedal misapplication." But this time, the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood would not do that. He said it was caused by mechanical problems, ie, sticky pedals and floor mats piled up.
Too bad that the secretary does not have the courage to call it what it is. By identifying the cause of the problem, more people are going to lose their lives.