Re: Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop

Mar 09, 2010 0 Replies

You mean like Toyota?


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>> >>> >>>
>>>> Another of these little MOWING MACHINES runs out of control. My take
>>>> on the issue is that Toyota sends the engineers with the highest IQ to
>>>> work at Lexus, while those with very low IQ are assigned to Toyota. >>>
>>> It's looking like an even lower IQ is required to purchase a Prius. >>>
>>> It "jumps" to 94 mph before this idiot figures out how to stop it,
>>> instead wasting his time on the phone.
>>>
>>> Jumps, indeed. Incredible.
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>> From the article:
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>> "After the car decelerated to about 50 mph, Sikes turned off the
>> engine and coasted to a halt."
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>> Any reason he couldn't turn the engine off below 50 mph?
>
> Sure. He was dialing 911 looking for anyone other than himself to take
> responsibility.
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