It's all crap. 110% crap.

There is no concrete proof of Audi
with unattended acceleration - 60 Minutes blew that out of proportion.

Yes, Toyota is having stuck accelerator issues which is
solved.� Some technicians have INCORRECTLY INSTALLED some of the
fixes and that's not the error of drive by wire or Toyota.� I have to
LAUGH at the people who call into 911 and say their car is racing out of
control down the highway.� Do they do it for their 90 seconds of fame
on CNN?� If for some reason your accelerator pedal is stuck what's
wrong with turning OFF the ignition key or if it is a push button stop and
that doesn't work, put the car in NEUTRAL so the owner can apply the
brakes and stop!?� So freaking obvious if you ask me! 

None of these Toyota issues are from drive by wire accelerator pedals -
or at least the FUNCTION of drive by wire - they are all MECHANICAL
issues.� 

None of these issues are truly as big as they
are Fox and CNN have to sell advertising and there for they blow up a
small or regular sized story into a supersized one so they they can
ENTERTAIN you from other people's misfortune.

I had my
wasserboxer accelerator pedal stick before - water got into it and froze
and the engine wouldn't stop revving.� I guess I should have called
my lawyer and then CNN and made a big fuss out of it.� That same
issue will never happen with the drive by wire pedal I have now.� I
did have a pedal break on me before - splashed it, it got water inside of
it and the computer when ERROR and stopped recieving input from the pedal
and made the engine idle at 950 rpm - good plan Bosch / Volkswagen!�
No crash, no sudden stop, no acceleration just a controlled no more pedal
input and I could safely go to the side of the road.� No CNN, no
lawyers, no police or faux drama.

Do you fly?� Boeing and
Airbus for well over a decade is now fly by wire.� Perhaps that's why
those planes flew into the world trade centers?�� Quick - call
CNN - there's a connection there!

David Marshall
VW
Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
 
HasenWerk 
http://www.hasenwerk.ca

On Sat, March 13, 2010 08:44, Al
Knoll wrote:
> With all the kerfluffle over unintended
acceleration, I'm sure glad
> that my van is NOT fly by wire
throttle control.  Remembering the Audi
> stuff long ago, it seems
it was decided that the problem ONLY occurred
> in AUDIs with
automatic transmissions.  Kinda like pouring coffee in
> your
nether regions and claiming it was the coffee sellers fault.
> 
> More here
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/yzm2rb2
>

> Sometimes simple is best.  (not referring to group members,
just in
> general)
> 
> Pensionerd.  (has
removable passenger side airbag)
>