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Old 08-20-2019, 09:20 PM   #59660
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Originally Posted by humfrz View Post
FOR CRYEN OUT LOUD!

I just saw this:

"Toyota Has A Solution For Accidentally Mixing Up Pedals"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...cid=spartandhp

My take is that if a person is too old to be able to differentiate between the gas and brake, they shouldn't be driving!



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humfrz

I want to take it a bit further and say people should be required to re-test both theory and practical portions upon license renewal.


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According to some people our cars have had this feature since 2013

In addition, Toyota's new safety feature will also detect if the driver slammed the accelerator, even if there isn't any obstacle in front of the car. The engine's power will be suppressed in this instance


If that's true, I wonder how. There's no front facing cameras on our cars, unless I'm terribly mistaken and didn't notice anything for 4.5 years of ownership.
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