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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-to...full.story

More will be revealed.

[RgrF]

Did the previous administration ever find a manufacturer responsible for anything anywhere?

[space-time]

RgrF wrote:
Did the previous administration ever find a manufacturer responsible for anything anywhere?

nope, de-regulation was the mantra

[olnacl]

And I still wonder why they haven't explored (or publicized) the fact that the driver couldn't shut the engine down.

[ajakeski]

Throwing it into park will bring it to a halt.

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ajakeski wrote:
Throwing it into park will bring it to a halt.

unless tranny is also "by wire"

[RonT]

Quote: " And I still wonder why they haven't explored (or publicized) the fact that the driver couldn't shut the engine down."


I realize that when something unexpected like a "runaway engine" happens, in many cases there's little time to think and then react. However, in the case of the police officer who's accident killed everyone aboard yet a passenger in the car had time to call 911 you'd think someone would have thought to. . . turn the key off.

Stops the engine in my car - everytime.

[Grateful11]

space-time wrote:
[quote=ajakeski]
Throwing it into park will bring it to a halt.

unless tranny is also "by wire"
Might be, our '10 Prius is. The shifter is a self-centering joystick.

[yeoman]

The is no key. It's a smartkey you keep on your person. There's a button to start but no stop button.

[macphanatic]

yeoman wrote:
The is no key. It's a smartkey you keep on your person. There's a button to start but no stop button.

IIRC, pushing the button while in any position other than "Park" does nothing.