Something is fishy. Just listen to the 911 recording from Sikes, whose Toyota supposedly speeded up on its own before a cop got there to get in front of the car and stop it. As Sikes tells the operator that he is going eighty down the highway and speeding up as he is trying to brake, she asks him if he's tried putting the car in neutral. He doesn't seem to want to supply a straight answer, or to try it. After she asks him again, he replies with "I'm trying to control the car". Hmmm. How could he be too busy to reach for the shifter (or the key)? And his panicky voice tone sounds faked.
Now I find this: What's Behind the Toyota Bashing? http://www.larouchepub.com/pr/2010/100212behind_toyota_bashing.html Anyway Eric, the "Toyota fiasco" certainly doesn't say anything against free markets. -------------------------- --- In [email protected], Eric Miller <1ericmill...@...> wrote: > > What does this Toyota fiasco say about free markets? Doesn't seem the > company tried to do the right thing to protect its reputation (and safety of > customers) on its own. 1) Since the automotive industry is one of the most heavily-regulated industries in the country, what makes you think that it's part of a "free market"? 2) Because Toyota's competition (GM and Chrysler) have now merged with the government, the federal "investigation" of Toyota is a clear conflict of interest. 3) Even if Toyota did ignore these problems, they are certainly being punished for it now. Plummeting stock prices, slumping sales and damaged consumer confidence are the price that Toyota is paying for its alleged negligence. ---Sasan ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links
