On Mar 2, 9:48*am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , wrote:

How do you explain the fact that over the last 5 years or so Toyota
has a rate of these incidents happening that is 2X or 3X the rate of
other car manufacturers? * If it was just people doing something
wrong, the rates should be about the same. * They are not. *I saw a
chart comparing them and GM was low, at like 1/3 the number of
Totyota. * And Toyota was similar to other manufacturers before they
moved to the new fly by wire system. * Which is not to say that proves
it's an electronic problem, it could be something mechanical in the
design too, but it does tend to support that it's an electronic
problem.

The thing that really stood out to me was the statement by Toyota's president
that they're going to look into programming a brake override for the throttle.

I have only one question: WHY IN GOD'S NAME WAS THAT NOT THERE FROM THE
BEGINNING?


Very good question and apparently one of the key differences between
Toyota and the other manufacturers that do have it. Another
question is if the design other manufacturers used involves the
computer doing it or if there is some seperate circuit that does it.
The obvious problem being that if the computer is the interlock
mechanism, then when it's going nuts and ordering full power, it may
also be incapable of executing the safety program as well.