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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 348886" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I LOVE MY PRIUS! It's only a yr old, and my 2nd Prius (traded it in for a newer one after 5 yrs).</p><p>I am not on the recall list (believe me, I called them when I heard the news!)</p><p>Having a dad who was a professional sports car racer, and having taken the BMW safe driving course last yr, I feel reasonably safe that I could survive sudden acceleration.</p><p>I have had the accelerator stick before, on one of my dad's cars, when I was about 17. He watched the road while he told me to reach down, lift up the gas pedal, and pull the piece of metal up with-my fingers. After we got home, he fixed it. I wish I could ask him what he did ... he's got Alzheimer's now and doesn't even remember he used to race, much less work on his own cars. </p><p> </p><p>Every and any car can have mechanical problems. Never, ever take any car for granted, whether it's a heap of junk or a top-of-the line prizewinner. </p><p> </p><p>Frankly, cell phone use, mostly texting, and drunk driving are far more dangerous. Out of the approximately 40,000 US road deaths per year, about half are caused by drunk driving.* (I see that it's 32%. Still, 11,773 is WAY more than the 35 people killed by Prius and Lexus accelerator issues.)</p><p> </p><p>According to the <a href="http://www.nhtsa.gov/" target="_blank">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> (NHTSA) 37,261 people died in traffic crashes in 2008 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 11,773 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths last year, that is, on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash every 45 minutes in the U.S. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2009)</p><p></p><p></p><p> I'll get off my soapbox now. </p><p> </p><p>*I have to close this window to double check the stats and then come back and edit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 348886, member: 3419"] I LOVE MY PRIUS! It's only a yr old, and my 2nd Prius (traded it in for a newer one after 5 yrs). I am not on the recall list (believe me, I called them when I heard the news!) Having a dad who was a professional sports car racer, and having taken the BMW safe driving course last yr, I feel reasonably safe that I could survive sudden acceleration. I have had the accelerator stick before, on one of my dad's cars, when I was about 17. He watched the road while he told me to reach down, lift up the gas pedal, and pull the piece of metal up with-my fingers. After we got home, he fixed it. I wish I could ask him what he did ... he's got Alzheimer's now and doesn't even remember he used to race, much less work on his own cars. Every and any car can have mechanical problems. Never, ever take any car for granted, whether it's a heap of junk or a top-of-the line prizewinner. Frankly, cell phone use, mostly texting, and drunk driving are far more dangerous. Out of the approximately 40,000 US road deaths per year, about half are caused by drunk driving.* (I see that it's 32%. Still, 11,773 is WAY more than the 35 people killed by Prius and Lexus accelerator issues.) According to the [URL="http://www.nhtsa.gov/"]National Highway Traffic Safety Administration[/URL] (NHTSA) 37,261 people died in traffic crashes in 2008 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 11,773 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths last year, that is, on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash every 45 minutes in the U.S. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2009) I'll get off my soapbox now. *I have to close this window to double check the stats and then come back and edit. [/QUOTE]
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