Comments on: Charge: NHTSA sitting on pro-Toyota investigation results

By: Gene Bell

Gene Bell — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:41:59 +0000

Oh dear. 34.000 deaths in traffic in one year. And 92 from the past 10 years reported on NHTSA site. 92 unproofed alleged accidents, most of them reported after the jig about runaway Toyotas. NHTSA and the Congressional penal started an economic war against Japan to protect and support GM (Government Motors). What’s about all the employees in Toyota factories and at Toyota dealerships and Workshops in the US? Will they be re-employed by GM, Chryler or Ford?

By: GregS

GregS — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:25:45 +0000

Well, of course. Washington is dominated by very enthusiastic statists; they want to greatly expand their control over the auto industry; and the Toyota sudden acceleration issue is the crisis they can use to justify that. If the NHTSA report demonstrates that there is in fact no sudden acceleration problem with Toyota’s vehicles, then the justification for increased intervention collapses and they won’t be able to get it through. So obviously they want to bury it until after their new laws get passed. If they do that, then the basic rule of American lawmaking kicks in, that it is relatively easy to pass new laws but nearly impossible to repeal a law once passed, at which point they’ve won.

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:59:05 +0000

“All The News That Fits The Narrative”

By: Hard Starboard

Hard Starboard — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:50:54 +0000

Enjoying The One’s Generous Protection…

“….in other words, GM and Chrysler will be allowed to live….in captivity.” Toyota, in the other hand, will not be allowed to live at all: A new report in the WSJ quotes a retiring NHTSA official as saying higher-ups are……

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:21:38 +0000

Ray LaHood, a charming fellow, is dumb as a turnip. When he was told that Toyota was giving NHTSA he did not the sense to take account of the fact that complaints related to 100 million diving years of exposure. He foolishly believed that he was holding Toyota’s feet to the fire even though Toyota makes very safe cars. I believe that the demand for more laws was a result of Mr. Lahood’s incompetence.

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By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:08:24 +0000

Obama Admin Sitting on Investigation Report that Favors Toyota…

Weeks after word came that the black box data has cleared Toyota in all but a single “sudden acceleration” claim, a retiring NHTSA official says that the agency is sitting on investigation results that would put the hoax claims to……

By: culdesachero

culdesachero — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:23:17 +0000

“It’s almost as if they are afraid of what might happen if lawmakers pause to take a closer look. ”
To coin an 80’s euphamism, DUH! Why wait until the full investigation plays out when you have enough unexamined facts and public will to justify a bureaucracy with sweeping powers right now.

NYT: “The number of deaths in traffic accidents dropped to an estimated 34,000 last year — the least since the 1950s. But that is still too many deaths.”
As long as that number exists, it will always be high enough to justify more government intrusion. Perhaps we do need higher fines or more accountability, but with this logic, it is as though all of the deaths were avoidable if the auto companies were seriously trying to make their cars safer, so the government must step in with ever more requirements.
Its almost as though this whole Toyota sudden acceleration whirlwind was whipped up in order to make an excuse for more laws and bureaucratic powers. At least the regulators will get rich.